Which to use
“pintes” and “princes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,096
- “pintes” frequency rank
- #6,425
- “princes” frequency rank
- 50521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pintes | princes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pinte. | Pluriel de prince. |
Where the eye mixes pintes and princes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pintes and princes
A purely visual mix-up. pintes (\pɛ̃t\) and princes (\pʁɛ̃s\) 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 50521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pintes is recorded at frequency rank #44,096, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃t\. princes is at rank #6,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ̃s\.
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 50521, this pair ranks #162,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pintes vs princes
Shared letters: einps. Private to "pintes": t. Private to "princes": cr.
"pintes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "princes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pintes" and "princes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pintes" vs "princes" - 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 "pintes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "princes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pintes" and "princes" 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 #162,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.