pintevspontWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pinte is a verb, pont is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pinte” is a verb and “pont” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,878
“pinte” frequency rank
#34,274
“pont” frequency rank
63152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pinte pont
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de pintar. Puente.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pinte and pont apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
pinte
4 ch
pont

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pinte is [ˈpĩn̪t̪e] while pont is /ˈpɔ̃nt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pinte is recorded at frequency rank #28,878, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpĩn̪t̪e]. pont is at rank #34,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɔ̃nt/.

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 63152, this pair ranks #49,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pinte vs pont

Shared letters: npt. Private to "pinte": ei. Private to "pont": o.

"pinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pinteipnte · pinet · pinnte · pintte · pitne · pnite · ppinte
  • pontopnt · pnot · ponnt · pontt · potn · ppont

Frequency comparison

pinte#28,878
pont#34,274

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pinte" and "pont" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pinte" is a verb and "pont" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pinte" or "pont"?
"pinte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,878 in our Spanish list, against #34,274 for "pont". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pinte vs pont

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list