Which to use
“pointent” is a verb and “pointes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,830
- “pointent” frequency rank
- #9,724
- “pointes” frequency rank
- 28554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointent | pointes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de pointer. | Chaussures à pointes. |
Same sound, different letters: pointent vs pointes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - pointent and pointes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pointent and pointes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pwɛ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointent is recorded at frequency rank #18,830, classified as averb, pronounced \pwɛ̃t\. pointes is at rank #9,724, tagged as anoun, 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 28554, this pair ranks #322,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pointent vs pointes
Shared letters: einopt. Private to "pointent": -. Private to "pointes": s.
"pointent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "pointes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pointent" and "pointes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pointent" or "pointes"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointent" and "pointes" 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 #322,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.