Which to use
“peintes” and “pointues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,364
- “peintes” frequency rank
- #24,331
- “pointues” frequency rank
- 43695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintes | pointues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de peint. | Féminin pluriel de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes peintes and pointues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. peintes runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against pointues's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peintes vs pointues
A purely visual mix-up. peintes (\pɛ̃t\) and pointues (\pwɛ̃.ty\) 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 43695, 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\. pointues is at rank #24,331, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.ty\.
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 43695, this pair ranks #216,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peintes vs pointues
Shared letters: einpst. Private to "peintes": -. Private to "pointues": ou.
"peintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pointues" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peintes" for "pointues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peintes" vs "pointues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peintes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintes" and "pointues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poilues vs pointues". 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 #216,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.