Which to use
“pointage” is a noun and “pointait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,569
- “pointage” frequency rank
- #37,485
- “pointait” frequency rank
- 65054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointage | pointait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de pointer, de marquer sur une liste, sur un registre les noms des absents, des présents, des votants, etc. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de pointer. |
Where the eye mixes pointage and pointait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pointage and pointait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pointage is \pwɛ̃.taʒ\ while pointait is \pwɛ̃.tɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointage is recorded at frequency rank #27,569, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃.taʒ\. pointait is at rank #37,485, tagged as averb, pronounced \pwɛ̃.tɛ\.
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 65054, this pair ranks #74,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pointage vs pointait
Shared letters: ainopt. Private to "pointage": eg. Private to "pointait": -.
"pointage" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "pointait" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pointage" and "pointait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "pointage" or "pointait" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pointage" and "pointait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointage" and "pointait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointage vs potage". 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 #74,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.