Which to use
“tirés” and “tuées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,765
- “tirés” frequency rank
- #13,927
- “tuées” frequency rank
- 21692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirés | tuées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tiré. | Féminin pluriel de tué. |
Where the eye mixes tirés and tuées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tirés (CVCVC) and tuées (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tirés vs tuées
A purely visual mix-up. tirés (\ti.ʁe\) and tuées (\tɥe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21692, 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\. tuées is at rank #13,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɥe\.
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 21692, this pair ranks #361,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tirés vs tuées
Shared letters: sté. Private to "tirés": ir. Private to "tuées": eu.
"tirés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tuées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tirés" and "tuées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tirés" vs "tuées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tirés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirés" and "tuées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taxées vs tuées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #361,910 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.