Which to use
“peints” and “pointus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,755
- “peints” frequency rank
- #25,768
- “pointus” frequency rank
- 40523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peints | pointus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de peint. | Masculin pluriel de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes peints and pointus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peints vs pointus
A purely visual mix-up. peints (\pɛ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40523, 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\. 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 40523, this pair ranks #239,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peints vs pointus
Shared letters: inpst. Private to "peints": e. Private to "pointus": ou.
"peints" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "pointus" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peints" for "pointus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peints" or "pointus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peints" and "pointus" 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 "pointus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peints" 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 #239,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.