Which to use
“time” is a noun and “tirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,194
- “time” frequency rank
- #20,867
- “tirez” frequency rank
- 25061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | time | tirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Temps. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tirer. |
Letter map: time vs tirez
Shared letters muted; letters that set time and tirez apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for time / tirez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: time is anoun and tirezaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
time is recorded at frequency rank #4,194, classified as anoun. tirez is at rank #20,867, tagged as averb, 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 25061, this pair ranks #343,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of time vs tirez
Shared letters: eit. Private to "time": m. Private to "tirez": rz.
"time" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tirez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "time" and "tirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "time" or "tirez"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "time" and "tirez".
- Full dictionary entry for "time" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "time" and "tirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tirez vs titrer". 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 #343,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.