tiréevstirésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tirée is a noun, tirés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#8,474
“tirée” frequency rank
#7,765
“tirés” frequency rank
16239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tirée tirés
Definition Action de tirer. Masculin pluriel de tiré.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
tirée
5 ch
tirés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tirée and tirés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ti.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “tirée” becomes s in “tirés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16239, 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\. tirés is at rank #7,765, tagged as anadj, 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 16239, this pair ranks #388,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tirée vs tirés

Shared letters: irté. Private to "tirée": e. Private to "tirés": s.

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

Frequency comparison

tirée#8,474
tirés#7,765

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tirée" and "tirés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tirée" is a noun and "tirés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tirée" or "tirés"?
"tirés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,765 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 tirés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tirée”; for an adjective, it's “tirés”.
  • 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