Which to use
“tiercé” is an adjective and “tirée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,071
- “tiercé” frequency rank
- #8,474
- “tirée” frequency rank
- 55545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiercé | tirée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Haussé d’un tiers, en parlant d’un prix. | Action de tirer. |
Where the eye mixes tiercé and tirée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tiercé runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against tirée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tiercé and tirée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tiercé is \tjɛʁ.se\ while tirée is \ti.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiercé is recorded at frequency rank #47,071, classified as anadj, pronounced \tjɛʁ.se\. tirée is at rank #8,474, tagged as anoun, 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 55545, this pair ranks #126,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiercé vs tirée
Shared letters: eirté. Private to "tiercé": c. Private to "tirée": -.
"tiercé" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tirée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tiercé" for "tirée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tiercé" vs "tirée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiercé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tirée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiercé" and "tirée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tice vs tiercé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.