Which to use
“peintes” is an adjective and “pinte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,364
- “peintes” frequency rank
- #28,691
- “pinte” frequency rank
- 48055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintes | pinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de peint. | Ancienne unité de mesure qui servait à mesurer le vin et autres liquides, et dont la valeur différait selon les lieux. À Paris elle valait 0,93 litre. |
Same sound, different letters: peintes vs pinte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. peintes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against pinte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - peintes / pinte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: peintes and pinte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pɛ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peintes is recorded at frequency rank #19,364, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛ̃t\. pinte is at rank #28,691, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃t\.
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 48055, this pair ranks #182,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peintes vs pinte
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "peintes": s. Private to "pinte": -.
"peintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peintes" and "pinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peintes" or "pinte"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "peintes" / "pinte". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "peintes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintes" and "pinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pinte 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 #182,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.