# plaintes vs pointes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### plaintes
*noun · IPA \plɛ̃t\ · frequency rank #6,331*
Pluriel de plainte.

### pointes
*noun · IPA \pwɛ̃t\ · frequency rank #9,724*
Chaussures à pointes.

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