tiroirs

\ti.ʁwaʁ\

/\ti.ʁwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“tiroirs” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,485 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,485
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de tiroir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tiroirs vs trois
71% similar
tiroirs vs tirons
71% similar
tiroirs vs tiroir
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tiroirs
PropertyValue
Headwordtiroirs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʁwaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,485
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tiroirs” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tiroirs lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tiroirs is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.ʁwaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,485 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de tiroir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tiroirs, with forms such as "itroirs", "tiorirs", and "tiriors". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "trois", "tirons", "tiroir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is tiroirs, spelled T-I-R-O-I-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de tiroir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itroirs,tiorirs,tiriors,tiroirrs,tiroirss,tiroisr,tiroris,tirroirs,trioirs,ttiroirs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tiroirs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itroirs2tiorirs2tiriors2tiroirrs1tiroirss1tiroisr2tiroris2tirroirs1
Edit distance from "tiroirs"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tiroirs"?
"tiroirs" is spelled T-I-R-O-I-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁwaʁ\.
What does "tiroirs" mean?
As a noun, "tiroirs" means: Pluriel de tiroir.
What words are commonly confused with "tiroirs"?
"tiroirs" is commonly confused with "trois", "tirons", "tiroir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tiroirs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiroirs" is \ti.ʁwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiroirs" come from?
"tiroirs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “tiroirs”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-I-R-O-I-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ti.ʁwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “trois” - see the side-by-side comparison. tiroirs vs trois
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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