Which to use
“tirages” and “titrage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,587
- “tirages” frequency rank
- #34,333
- “titrage” frequency rank
- 54920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirages | titrage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tirage. | Action de titrer. |
Where the eye mixes tirages and titrage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tirages with titrage
A purely visual mix-up. tirages (\ti.ʁaʒ\) and titrage (\ti.tʁaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tirages is recorded at frequency rank #20,587, classified as anoun, pronounced \ti.ʁaʒ\. titrage is at rank #34,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ti.tʁaʒ\.
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 54920, this pair ranks #130,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tirages vs titrage
Shared letters: aegirt. Private to "tirages": s. Private to "titrage": -.
"tirages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "titrage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tirages" for "titrage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tirages" or "titrage"?
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 "tirages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titrage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirages" and "titrage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tirade vs titrage". 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 #130,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.