punt
\pœnt\
The verdict
“punt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Type de bateau en bois, plat et étroit, propulsé grâce à une perche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-punt · punt · French
punt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | punt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pœnt\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « punt » en français
Rare enough to double-check
punt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pœnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de bateau en bois, plat et étroit, propulsé grâce à une perche.".
Zero misspellings are on record for punt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is punt, spelled P-U-N-T.
Definition
- 1Type de bateau en bois, plat et étroit, propulsé grâce à une perche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how punt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le “tube” nous mit au quai de Richmond, où des centaines de skifs et de punts se balançaient gaiement.
Sachez d’abord que diriger une punt ne s’improvise pas.
This word in other languages
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.