Which to use
“pètes” and “pintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,737
- “pètes” frequency rank
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- 92833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pètes | pintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pète. | Pluriel de pinte. |
Where the eye mixes pètes and pintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pètes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pintes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pètes vs pintes
A purely visual mix-up. pètes (\pɛt\) 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 92833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pètes is recorded at frequency rank #48,737, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛt\. 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 92833, this pair ranks #2,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pètes vs pintes
Shared letters: epst. Private to "pètes": è. Private to "pintes": in.
"pètes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pintes ← ipntes · pinets · pinntes · pintess · pintse · pinttes · pitnes · pnites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pètes" and "pintes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "pètes" or "pintes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pètes" and "pintes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pètes" 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 #2,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pètes" and "pintes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pètes". 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 #2,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.