Which to use
“til” and “tir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,835
- “til” frequency rank
- #2,969
- “tir” frequency rank
- 28804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | til | tir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tilleul. | Action, art de tirer, de faire partir une arme de jet ou une arme à feu dans une direction déterminée. |
Letter map: til vs tir
Shared letters muted; letters that set til and tir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: til and tir
til and tir are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - l in “til” becomes r in “tir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
til is recorded at frequency rank #25,835, classified as anoun. tir is at rank #2,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tiʁ\.
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 28804, this pair ranks #320,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of til vs tir
Shared letters: it. Private to "til": l. Private to "tir": r.
"til" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "til" and "tir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "til" vs "tir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "til" vs "tir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "til" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "til" and "tir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs til". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,615 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.