Which to use
“peintes” is an adjective and “pintes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,364
- “peintes” frequency rank
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- 63460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintes | pintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de peint. | Pluriel de pinte. |
Same sound, different letters: peintes vs pintes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - peintes / pintes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: peintes and pintes 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63460, 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\. pintes is at rank #44,096, 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 63460, this pair ranks #81,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peintes vs pintes
Shared letters: einpst. Private to "peintes": -. Private to "pintes": -.
"peintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peintes" and "pintes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peintes" or "pintes"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "peintes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintes" and "pintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintes 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 #81,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.