titrervstitrésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: titrer is a verb, titrés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“titrer” is a verb and “titrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,399
“titrer” frequency rank
#47,072
“titrés” frequency rank
96471
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature titrer titrés
Definition Donner un titre honorifique à une personne, à une terre. Masculin pluriel de titré.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
titrer
6 ch
titrés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: titrer and titrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ti.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 96471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

titrer is recorded at frequency rank #49,399, classified as averb, pronounced \ti.tʁe\. titrés is at rank #47,072, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tit.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 96471, this pair ranks #657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of titrer vs titrés

Shared letters: irt. Private to "titrer": e. Private to "titrés": .

"titrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "titrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • titrerittrer · tirter · titerr · titrerr · titrrer · tittrer · ttitrer

Frequency comparison

titrer#49,399
titrés#47,072

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "titrer" and "titrés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "titrer" is a verb and "titrés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "titrer" or "titrés"?
"titrés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,072 in our French list, against #49,399 for "titrer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering titrer vs titrés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “titrer”; for an adjective, it's “titrés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “titrer” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list