Which to use
“peinte” and “pointée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,223
- “peinte” frequency rank
- #32,528
- “pointée” frequency rank
- 49751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peinte | pointée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de peint. | Féminin singulier de pointé. |
Where the eye mixes peinte and pointée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peinte vs pointée
A purely visual mix-up. peinte (\pɛ̃t\) and pointée (\pwɛ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peinte is recorded at frequency rank #17,223, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛ̃t\. pointée is at rank #32,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.te\.
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 49751, this pair ranks #168,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peinte vs pointée
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "peinte": -. Private to "pointée": oé.
"peinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pointée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peinte ← epinte · peinet · peinnte · peintte · peitne · penite · piente · ppeinte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peinte" and "pointée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peinte" or "pointée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "peinte" and "pointée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peinte" and "pointée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointée vs pontet". 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 #168,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.