Which to use
“pointe” is a noun and “pointent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,883
- “pointe” frequency rank
- #18,830
- “pointent” frequency rank
- 20713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointe | pointent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extrémité piquante et aigüe de quelque chose que ce soit. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pointer. |
Same sound, different letters: pointe vs pointent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: pointe vs pointent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pointe and pointent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pwɛ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pointe” sits inside “pointent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointe is recorded at frequency rank #1,883, classified as anoun, pronounced \pwɛ̃t\. pointent is at rank #18,830, tagged as averb, pronounced \pwɛ̃t\.
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 20713, this pair ranks #366,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pointe vs pointent
Shared letters: einopt. Private to "pointe": -. Private to "pointent": -.
"pointe" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pointent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pointe" and "pointent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pointe" vs "pointent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"pointe" and "pointent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointe" and "pointent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointent vs pontet". 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 #366,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.