tirette

\ti.ʁɛt\

/\ti.ʁɛt\/ noun

The verdict

“tirette” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).

Key facts for tirette
PropertyValue
Headwordtirette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʁɛt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tirette” sits in French frequency

tirette falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tirette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.ʁɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

tirette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tirette, spelled T-I-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).
  2. 2
    Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).
  3. 3
    Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).
  4. 4
    Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).
  5. 5
    Planchette mobile adaptée à une bibliothèque, à un bureau, à un guéridon, à une table, qui se tire de son alvéole.
  6. 6
    Fait d’alterner le passage des véhicules de deux bandes de circulation lorsque ces bandes fusionnent en une seule.
  7. 7
    Liste de candidats lors d’un scrutin de liste qui compte alternativement un homme puis une femme.
  8. 8
    Distributeur automatique de billets.
  9. 9
    Opération consistant à essayer de faire monter un peu de sang dans une seringue pour vérifier qu’elle se trouve dans une veine.
  10. 10
    Appareil de fête foraine dans lequel on insère une pièce de monnaie afin de récupérer dans un tiroir une boîte contenant un petit objet-surprise (pétard, bague, porte-clés, etc.).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tirette"?
"tirette" is spelled T-I-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁɛt\.
What does "tirette" mean?
As a noun, "tirette" means: Dispositif (cordon, languette métallique ou plastique) servant à ouvrir ou à fermer quelque chose (comme des rideaux, un gant, un lavabo, une boîte de conserve, etc.).
How do you pronounce "tirette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirette" is \ti.ʁɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirette" come from?
"tirette" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tirette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ti.ʁɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list