Which to use
“pointage” is a noun and “pointue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,569
- “pointage” frequency rank
- #27,913
- “pointue” frequency rank
- 55482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointage | pointue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de pointer, de marquer sur une liste, sur un registre les noms des absents, des présents, des votants, etc. | Féminin singulier de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes pointage and pointue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pointage runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against pointue's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pointage and pointue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pointage is \pwɛ̃.taʒ\ while pointue is \pwɛ̃.ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55482, 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\. pointue is at rank #27,913, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.ty\.
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 55482, this pair ranks #127,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pointage vs pointue
Shared letters: einopt. Private to "pointage": ag. Private to "pointue": u.
"pointage" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "pointue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pointage" for "pointue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pointage" vs "pointue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointage" and "pointue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poindre vs pointue". 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 #127,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.