tiréevstirerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tirée is a noun, tirer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tirée” is a noun and “tirer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,474
“tirée” frequency rank
#1,460
“tirer” frequency rank
9934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tirée tirer
Definition Action de tirer. Mouvoir vers soi, amener vers soi ou après soi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tirée and tirer apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
tirée
5 ch
tirer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tirée and tirer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ti.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tirée is recorded at frequency rank #8,474, classified as anoun, pronounced \ti.ʁe\. tirer is at rank #1,460, 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 9934, this pair ranks #414,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tirée vs tirer

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "tirée": é. Private to "tirer": -.

"tirée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "tirer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tireritrer · tierr · tirerr · tirre · tirrer · ttirer

Frequency comparison

tirée#8,474
tirer#1,460

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tirée" and "tirer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tirée" is a noun and "tirer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tirée" or "tirer"?
"tirer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,460 in our French list, against #8,474 for "tirée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tirée vs tirer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tirée”; for a verb, it's “tirer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tirée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list