# piquante vs puante

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### piquante
*adjective · IPA \pi.kɑ̃t\ · frequency rank #33,835*
Féminin singulier de piquant.

### puante
*adjective · IPA \pɥɑ̃t\ · frequency rank #40,442*
Féminin singulier de puant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/piquante-vs-puante