Which to use
“pente” and “pintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,328
- “pente” frequency rank
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- 50424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pente | pintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inclinaison d’un terrain ; toute déclivité en montée ou en descente. | Pluriel de pinte. |
Where the eye mixes pente and pintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pente with pintes
A purely visual mix-up. pente (\pɑ̃t\) and pintes (\pɛ̃t\) 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 50424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pente is recorded at frequency rank #6,328, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑ̃t\. 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 50424, this pair ranks #162,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pente vs pintes
Shared letters: enpt. Private to "pente": -. Private to "pintes": is.
"pente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pente" for "pintes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pente" or "pintes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pente" 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 #162,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pente" 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 #162,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.