# poignant vs pointant

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### poignant
*adjective · IPA \pwa.ɲɑ̃\ · frequency rank #26,135*
Piquant, qui blesse.

### pointant
*verb · IPA \pwɛ̃.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #21,425*
Participe présent de pointer.

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