tirs au but

\ti.ʁ‿o.by\

/\ti.ʁ‿o.by\/ noun

The verdict

“tirs au but” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épreuve complémentaire appliquée lors de certaines rencontres pour départager deux équipes restées à égalité à l’issue du temps de jeu imparti.

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Index FR-tirs-au-but · tirs au but · French

tirs au but · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for tirs au but
PropertyValue
Headwordtirs au but
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ti.ʁ‿o.by\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tirs au but » en français

tirs au butreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tirs au but is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ti.ʁ‿o.by\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve complémentaire appliquée lors de certaines rencontres pour départager deux équipes restées à égalité à l’issue du temps de jeu imparti.".

tirs au but doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tirs au but, spelled T-I-R-S- -A-U- -B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épreuve complémentaire appliquée lors de certaines rencontres pour départager deux équipes restées à égalité à l’issue du temps de jeu imparti.

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 "tirs au but"?
"tirs au but" is spelled T-I-R-S- -A-U- -B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁ‿o.by\.
What does "tirs au but" mean?
As a noun, "tirs au but" means: Épreuve complémentaire appliquée lors de certaines rencontres pour départager deux équipes restées à égalité à l’issue du temps de jeu imparti.
How do you pronounce "tirs au but"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirs au but" is \ti.ʁ‿o.by\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirs au but" come from?
"tirs au but" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list