Which to use
“tiré” is an adjective and “tirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,548
- “tiré” frequency rank
- #20,867
- “tirez” frequency rank
- 23415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiré | tirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abattu, amaigri, qui témoigne d’usure, de fatigue (en parlant du visage, des traits). | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tirer. |
Same sound, different letters: tiré vs tirez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - tiré / tirez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tiré and tirez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ti.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiré is recorded at frequency rank #2,548, classified as anadj, pronounced \ti.ʁe\. 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 23415, this pair ranks #352,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tiré vs tirez
Shared letters: irt. Private to "tiré": é. Private to "tirez": ez.
"tiré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tirez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tirez ← itrez · tierz · tirezz · tirrez · tirze · triez · ttirez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tiré" and "tirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tiré" or "tirez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "tiré" / "tirez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiré" 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 #352,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiré" 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 #352,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.