Which to use
“pointue” and “pointues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,913
- “pointue” frequency rank
- #24,331
- “pointues” frequency rank
- 52244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pointue | pointues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de pointu. | Féminin pluriel de pointu. |
Same sound, different letters: pointue vs pointues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. pointue runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against pointues's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - pointue / pointues
This is the hard kind. pointue 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 1 extra letter(s) - “pointue” sits inside “pointues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pointue is recorded at frequency rank #27,913, 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 52244, this pair ranks #149,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pointue vs pointues
Shared letters: einoptu. Private to "pointue": -. Private to "pointues": s.
"pointue" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "pointues" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pointue" for "pointues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pointue" vs "pointues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "pointue" 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 #149,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pointue" 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 #149,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.