Which to use
“point” and “puit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #217
- “point” frequency rank
- #41,476
- “puit” frequency rank
- 41693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | point | puit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de piquer dans un tissu avec une aiguille enfilée ou résultat de cette action, piqûre. | Variante orthographique de puits. |
Where the eye mixes point and puit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between point and puit
A purely visual mix-up. point (\pwɛ̃\) and puit (\pɥi\) 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 41693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
point is recorded at frequency rank #217, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃\. puit is at rank #41,476, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɥi\.
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 41693, this pair ranks #231,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of point vs puit
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "point": no. Private to "puit": u.
"point" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "puit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "point" for "puit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "point" vs "puit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "point" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "point" and "puit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs puit". 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 #231,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.