Which to use
“peintes” and “pointée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,364
- “peintes” frequency rank
- #32,528
- “pointée” frequency rank
- 51892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintes | pointée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de peint. | Féminin singulier de pointé. |
Where the eye mixes peintes and pointée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between peintes and pointée
A purely visual mix-up. peintes (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51892, 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\. 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 51892, this pair ranks #151,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peintes vs pointée
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "peintes": s. Private to "pointée": oé.
"peintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pointée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peintes ← epintes · peinets · peinntes · peintess · peintse · peinttes · peitnes · penites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peintes" for "pointée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peintes" or "pointée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peintes" 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 #151,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintes" 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 #151,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.