Which to use
“peintre” is a noun and “peints” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,952
- “peintre” frequency rank
- #14,755
- “peints” frequency rank
- 18707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peintre | peints |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Artiste utilisant la peinture pour son art. | Masculin pluriel de peint. |
Where the eye mixes peintre and peints
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses peintre with peints
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peintre is \pɛ̃tʁ\ while peints is \pɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peintre is recorded at frequency rank #3,952, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃tʁ\. peints is at rank #14,755, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛ̃\.
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 18707, this pair ranks #376,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peintre vs peints
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "peintre": r. Private to "peints": s.
"peintre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "peints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peintre" and "peints" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peintre" or "peints"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peintre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peints" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peintre" and "peints" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peins vs peints". 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 #376,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.