Which to use
“takes” is a noun and “tirés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,639
- “takes” frequency rank
- #7,765
- “tirés” frequency rank
- 55404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | tirés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de take. | Masculin pluriel de tiré. |
Where the eye mixes takes and tirés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. takes and tirés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: takes vs tirés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: takes is \tɛk\ while tirés is \ti.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
takes is recorded at frequency rank #47,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\. tirés is at rank #7,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ti.ʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 55404, this pair ranks #127,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs tirés
Shared letters: st. Private to "takes": aek. Private to "tirés": iré.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tirés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- takes ← atkes · taeks · takess · takkes · takse · tkaes · ttakes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "takes" for "tirés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "takes" or "tirés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tirés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "tirés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "takes vs Takeshi". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #127,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.