# pointant

> French word · Verb · IPA \pwɛ̃.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #21,425

## Definitions
1. Participe présent de pointer.

## Easily confused with
- **portant** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointant-vs-portant)
- **postant** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointant-vs-postant)
- **pourtant** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointant-vs-pourtant)
- **pointent** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointant-vs-pointent)
- **poignant** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/poignant-vs-pointant)
- **pointage** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointage-vs-pointant)
- **pointait** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/pointait-vs-pointant)
- **plantant** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/plantant-vs-pointant)

## Common misspellings (12)
`opintant`, `piontant`, `poinatnt`, `poinntant`, `pointannt`, `pointantt`, `pointatn`, `pointnat`, `pointtant`, `poitnant`, `ponitant`, `ppointant`

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