Which to use
“pointu” and “pointues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,023
- “pointu” frequency rank
- #24,331
- “pointues” frequency rank
- 42354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointu | pointues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une pointe aiguë, qui se termine en pointe. | Féminin pluriel de pointu. |
Same sound, different letters: pointu vs pointues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - pointu and pointues
This is the hard kind. pointu and pointues are pronounced identically (\pwɛ̃.ty\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pointu” sits inside “pointues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointu is recorded at frequency rank #18,023, classified as anadj, pronounced \pwɛ̃.ty\. pointues is at rank #24,331, 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 42354, this pair ranks #226,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pointu vs pointues
Shared letters: inoptu. Private to "pointu": -. Private to "pointues": es.
"pointu" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "pointues" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pointu" and "pointues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pointu" or "pointues"?
Useful next steps
"pointu" and "pointues" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pointues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointu" and "pointues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poilues vs pointues". 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 #226,241 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.