Which to use
“tiret” is a noun and “tirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,185
- “tiret” frequency rank
- #20,867
- “tirez” frequency rank
- 64052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiret | tirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit trait (—) qui sert à indiquer un nouvel interlocuteur dans un dialogue, à séparer une phrase ou une partie de phrase comme le font les parenthèses, ou à énumérer des éléments dans une liste. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tirer. |
Where the eye mixes tiret and tirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tiret and tirez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tiret with tirez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tiret is \ti.ʁɛ\ while tirez is \ti.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “tiret” becomes z in “tirez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiret is recorded at frequency rank #43,185, classified as anoun, pronounced \ti.ʁɛ\. 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 64052, this pair ranks #78,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tiret vs tirez
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "tiret": -. Private to "tirez": z.
"tiret" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tirez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tiret" and "tirez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tiret" or "tirez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiret" 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 #78,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiret" and "tirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiret 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 #78,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.