Which to use
“peints” and “pleines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,755
- “peints” frequency rank
- #8,908
- “pleines” frequency rank
- 23663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peints | pleines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de peint. | Féminin pluriel de plein. |
Where the eye mixes peints and pleines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peints vs pleines
A purely visual mix-up. peints (\pɛ̃\) and pleines (\plɛn\) 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 23663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peints is recorded at frequency rank #14,755, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛ̃\. pleines is at rank #8,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced \plɛn\.
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 23663, this pair ranks #351,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peints vs pleines
Shared letters: einps. Private to "peints": t. Private to "pleines": l.
"peints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "pleines" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peints" for "pleines" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peints" or "pleines"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peints" and "pleines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peints" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pleines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peints" and "pleines" 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 #351,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.