Which to use
“pinte” and “points” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,691
- “pinte” frequency rank
- #494
- “points” frequency rank
- 29185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pinte | points |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancienne unité de mesure qui servait à mesurer le vin et autres liquides, et dont la valeur différait selon les lieux. À Paris elle valait 0,93 litre. | Pluriel de point. |
Where the eye mixes pinte and points
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pinte and points
A purely visual mix-up. pinte (\pɛ̃t\) and points (\pwɛ̃\) 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 29185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pinte is recorded at frequency rank #28,691, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃t\. points is at rank #494, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃\.
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 29185, this pair ranks #318,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pinte vs points
Shared letters: inpt. Private to "pinte": e. Private to "points": os.
"pinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "points" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pinte" and "points" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pinte" vs "points" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pinte" and "points" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "points" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pinte" and "points" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pinte 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 #318,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.