Which to use
“tierces” and “tirées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,309
- “tierces” frequency rank
- #11,678
- “tirées” frequency rank
- 46987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tierces | tirées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tiers. | Féminin pluriel de tiré. |
Where the eye mixes tierces and tirées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tierces vs tirées
A purely visual mix-up. tierces (\tjɛʁs\) and tirées (\ti.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tierces is recorded at frequency rank #35,309, classified as anadj, pronounced \tjɛʁs\. tirées is at rank #11,678, 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 46987, this pair ranks #190,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tierces vs tirées
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "tierces": c. Private to "tirées": é.
"tierces" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tirées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tierces ← iterces · teirces · tiecres · tiercces · tiercess · tiercse · tierecs · tierrces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tierces" for "tirées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tierces" vs "tirées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tierces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tirées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tierces" and "tirées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tierces vs titrés". 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 #190,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.