# paints vs points

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paints
*noun · IPA /peɪnts/ · frequency rank #11,930*
plural of paint

### points
*noun · IPA /pɔɪnts/ · frequency rank #591*
plural of point

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paints-vs-points