points

\pwɛ̃\

/\pwɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“points” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#494
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de point.

Corpus desk

Index FR-points · points · French

points · rank #494 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #494
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH mot

Nearest frequency peer: mot (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « points »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « points » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

points vs pont
67% similar
points vs pots
67% similar
points vs pois
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for points
PropertyValue
Headwordpoints
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pwɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#494
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « points »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.pointsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mot » (#493), « marché » (#492), « santé » (#496). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « points » est au #494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around points (IPA \pwɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #494 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de point.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for points, with forms such as "opints", "pionts", and "poinnts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pont", "pots", "pois", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is points, spelled P-O-I-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de point.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how points appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il existera donc en général des points singuliers de W où il sera catastrophiquement substitué par un autre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opints
  • pionts
  • poinnts
  • poinst
  • pointss
  • pointts
  • poitns
  • ponits
  • ppoints

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of points - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opints2pionts2poinnts1poinst2pointss1pointts1poitns2ponits2
Edit distance from "points"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "points"?
"points" is spelled P-O-I-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pwɛ̃\.
What does "points" mean?
As a noun, "points" means: Pluriel de point.
What words are commonly confused with "points"?
"points" is commonly confused with "pont", "pots", "pois". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "points"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "points" is \pwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "points" come from?
"points" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "points", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marché#492seront#497époque#487autour#502

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

propre9 variantsrendre9 variantstrouvé9 variantslaquelle9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list