Which to use
“pièces” and “pintes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #795
- “pièces” frequency rank
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- 44891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pièces | pintes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pièce. | Pluriel de pinte. |
Where the eye mixes pièces and pintes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pièces (CVVCVC) and pintes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pièces with pintes
A purely visual mix-up. pièces (\pjɛs\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pièces is recorded at frequency rank #795, classified as anoun, pronounced \pjɛs\. 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 44891, this pair ranks #207,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pièces vs pintes
Shared letters: eips. Private to "pièces": cè. Private to "pintes": nt.
"pièces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pintes ← ipntes · pinets · pinntes · pintess · pintse · pinttes · pitnes · pnites
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pièces" and "pintes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pièces" vs "pintes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pièces" 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 #207,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pièces" 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 #207,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.