Which to use
“pensés” is an adjective and “pintes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,665
- “pensés” frequency rank
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- 78761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensés | pintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pensé. | Pluriel de pinte. |
Where the eye mixes pensés and pintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pensés and pintes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pensés with pintes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pensés is \pɑ̃.se\ while pintes is \pɛ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensés is recorded at frequency rank #34,665, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\. pintes is at rank #44,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃t\.
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 78761, this pair ranks #24,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pensés vs pintes
Shared letters: enps. Private to "pensés": é. Private to "pintes": it.
"pensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pintes ← ipntes · pinets · pinntes · pintess · pintse · pinttes · pitnes · pnites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pensés" and "pintes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pensés" or "pintes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pintes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensés" and "pintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pintes vs pontet". 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 #24,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.