Which to use
“peints” and “pointu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,755
- “peints” frequency rank
- #18,023
- “pointu” frequency rank
- 32778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peints | pointu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de peint. | Qui a une pointe aiguë, qui se termine en pointe. |
Where the eye mixes peints and pointu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between peints and pointu
A purely visual mix-up. peints (\pɛ̃\) and pointu (\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 32778, 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\. pointu is at rank #18,023, 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 32778, this pair ranks #295,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peints vs pointu
Shared letters: inpt. Private to "peints": es. Private to "pointu": ou.
"peints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "pointu" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peints" and "pointu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "peints" or "pointu" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peints" and "pointu" 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 "pointu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peints" and "pointu" 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 #295,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.