Which to use
“plantée” and “pointée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,818
- “plantée” frequency rank
- #32,528
- “pointée” frequency rank
- 53346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plantée | pointée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de planté. | Féminin singulier de pointé. |
Where the eye mixes plantée and pointée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses plantée with pointée
A purely visual mix-up. plantée (\plɑ̃.te\) and pointée (\pwɛ̃.te\) 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 53346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plantée is recorded at frequency rank #20,818, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɑ̃.te\. pointée is at rank #32,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.te\.
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 53346, this pair ranks #141,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plantée vs pointée
Shared letters: enpté. Private to "plantée": al. Private to "pointée": io.
"plantée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "pointée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plantée" and "pointée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "plantée" or "pointée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "plantée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plantée" and "pointée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointée vs pontet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #141,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.