Which to use
“tirés” is an adjective and “tirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,765
- “tirés” frequency rank
- #20,867
- “tirez” frequency rank
- 28632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirés | tirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tiré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tirer. |
Same sound, different letters: tirés vs tirez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. tirés and tirez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - tirés and tirez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tirés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tirés is recorded at frequency rank #7,765, 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 28632, this pair ranks #321,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tirés vs tirez
Shared letters: irt. Private to "tirés": sé. Private to "tirez": ez.
"tirés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tirez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tirez ← itrez · tierz · tirezz · tirrez · tirze · triez · ttirez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tirés" and "tirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tirés" or "tirez"?
What to do next
"tirés" and "tirez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tirés" 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 #321,622 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirés" 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 #321,622 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.