# pointed

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ · frequency rank #3,250

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of point

## Easily confused with
- **Ponte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-ponte)
- **points** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-points)
- **posted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-posted)
- **poised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-poised)
- **pointy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-pointy)
- **ported** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-ported)
- **potted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-potted)
- **printed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-printed)
- **printer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-printer)
- **pointer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-pointer)
- **pounced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-pounced)
- **pointedly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointed-vs-pointedly)
- **point** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/point-vs-pointed)
- **pinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinned-vs-pointed)
- **pitted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitted-vs-pointed)
- **pointe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointe-vs-pointed)
- **pained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pained-vs-pointed)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinter-vs-pointed)
- **painted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painted-vs-pointed)
- **planted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/planted-vs-pointed)

## Common misspellings (10)
`opinted`, `pionted`, `poinetd`, `poinnted`, `pointde`, `pointedd`, `pointted`, `poitned`, `ponited`, `ppointed`

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