Which to use
“piste” and “Pointe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,679
- “piste” frequency rank
- #17,098
- “Pointe” frequency rank
- 34777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piste | Pointe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punkt | aufschlussreicher, unvorhergesehener Gipfel/Kulminationspunkt einer Erzählung/Entwicklung |
Where the eye mixes piste and Pointe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piste and Pointe
A purely visual mix-up. piste ([ˈpiste]) and Pointe ([ˈpo̯ɛ̃ːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piste is recorded at frequency rank #17,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpiste]. Pointe is at rank #17,098, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpo̯ɛ̃ːtə].
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 34777, this pair ranks #1,655,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piste vs Pointe
Shared letters: eipt. Private to "piste": s. Private to "Pointe": no.
"piste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Pointe" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "piste" and "Pointe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "piste" or "Pointe" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pointe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,655,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piste" and "Pointe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piste vs pustet". 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 #1,655,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.