pointeau
\pwɛ̃.to\
The verdict
“pointeau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Outil d’acier qui possède une pointe conique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pointeau · pointeau · French
pointeau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pointeau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃.to\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pointeau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pointeau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pointeau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pointeau, spelled P-O-I-N-T-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Outil d’acier qui possède une pointe conique.
- 2Tige pointue qui commande l’arrivée de l’essence dans la cuve du carburateur.
- 3Employé chargé de la vérification des heures de présence des ouvriers d'après les cartons, jetons ou feuilles de pendules permettant le calcul des éléments nécessaires à l'établissement de la fiche de paie. — (site web /legimobile.fr)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pointeau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Percer un trou avec un pointeau.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.