Which to use
“pointée” and “pointus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,528
- “pointée” frequency rank
- #25,768
- “pointus” frequency rank
- 58296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointée | pointus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de pointé. | Masculin pluriel de pointu. |
Where the eye mixes pointée and pointus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pointée vs pointus
A purely visual mix-up. pointée (\pwɛ̃.te\) and pointus (\pwɛ̃.ty\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointée is recorded at frequency rank #32,528, classified as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.te\. pointus is at rank #25,768, 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 58296, this pair ranks #109,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pointée vs pointus
Shared letters: inopt. Private to "pointée": eé. Private to "pointus": su.
"pointée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "pointus" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pointus ← opintus · piontus · poinntus · pointsu · pointtus · pointuss · poinuts · poitnus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pointée" and "pointus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pointée" vs "pointus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointée" and "pointus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pointée 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 #109,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.