Which to use
“peintes” and “pointus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,364
- “peintes” frequency rank
- #25,768
- “pointus” frequency rank
- 45132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintes | pointus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de peint. | Masculin pluriel de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes peintes and pointus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between peintes and pointus
A purely visual mix-up. peintes (\pɛ̃t\) and pointus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45132, 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\. pointus is at rank #25,768, 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 45132, this pair ranks #205,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peintes vs pointus
Shared letters: inpst. Private to "peintes": e. Private to "pointus": ou.
"peintes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "pointus" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peintes" for "pointus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peintes" vs "pointus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "pointus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintes" and "pointus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintes vs pointus". 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 #205,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.