Which to use
“tir” is a noun and “tirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,969
- “tir” frequency rank
- #20,867
- “tirez” frequency rank
- 23836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tir | tirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action, art de tirer, de faire partir une arme de jet ou une arme à feu dans une direction déterminée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tirer. |
Where the eye mixes tir and tirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tir with tirez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tir is \tiʁ\ while tirez is \ti.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tir” sits inside “tirez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tir is recorded at frequency rank #2,969, classified as anoun, pronounced \tiʁ\. 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 23836, this pair ranks #350,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tir vs tirez
Shared letters: irt. Private to "tir": -. Private to "tirez": ez.
"tir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tirez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tirez ← itrez · tierz · tirezz · tirrez · tirze · triez · ttirez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tir" for "tirez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tir" vs "tirez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tir" and "tirez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tir" 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 #350,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tir" 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 #350,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.