Which to use
“peins” is a verb and “peints” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,098
- “peins” frequency rank
- #14,755
- “peints” frequency rank
- 62853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peins | peints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de peindre. | Masculin pluriel de peint. |
Same sound, different letters: peins vs peints
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. peins runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against peints's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - peins / peints
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: peins and peints carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peins is recorded at frequency rank #48,098, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛ̃\. peints is at rank #14,755, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛ̃\.
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 62853, this pair ranks #84,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peins vs peints
Shared letters: einps. Private to "peins": -. Private to "peints": t.
"peins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "peints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peins" and "peints" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peins" or "peints"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "peins" / "peints". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "peins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peins" and "peints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peins vs pètes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #84,931 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.