Pointed vs Sharp

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Pointed

Top 2000 (común) B2 adjective

Sharp

Top 1000 (muy común) B1 adjective

Más común: Sharp

	Pointed	Sharp
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈpɔɪntɪd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈpɔɪntɪd/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ʃɑːp/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ʃɑːrp/"]/
Significado	Afilado; que tiene un extremo afilado. Sharp; having a sharp end.	Having a thin edge or point that can cut things.
Ejemplo	a pointed chin	The knife is sharp enough to cut through meat easily.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	B2	B1
Categoría gramatical	adjective	adjective
Colocaciones	pointed remarks, pointed end, pointed object, pointed questions	be, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, as sharp as a razor, be, extremely, fairly, very, be, feel, look, extremely, fairly, very, as sharp as a razor, be, seem, stay, extremely, fairly, very, be, sound, extremely, fairly, very, with, be, sound, extremely, fairly, very, with
Antónimos	blunt, dull	blunt, dull
Errores comunes	Confused with 'pointing' which refers to indicating direction., Used inappropriately with abstract concepts when describing emotions, e.g. 'pointed feelings'., Misused in past tense; only use 'pointed' as a past participle.	Confused with 'sharper' as a noun instead of as an adjective., Used to describe something that is not related to cutting, like 'sharp' for taste., Incorrectly said as 'sharped' instead of just 'sharp'.
Notas de uso	Se usa para describir objetos con un extremo afilado o para describir comentarios que son claros y directos. No es apropiado para contextos casuales o vagos. Used to describe objects with a sharp end or to describe comments that are clear and direct. Not appropriate for casual or vague contexts.	Use 'sharp' when describing knives, tools, or things that can cut. Not typically used for emotional or social contexts, where 'sharp' might imply intelligence instead.

Míralo en clips reales

Sherlock › S1 E1

There's shaving foam behind your left ear. Nobody's pointed it out to you.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

I had my shotgun mic pointed at the window before the blast.

Sherlock › S1 E1

There's shaving foam behind your left ear. Nobody's pointed it out to you.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

I had my shotgun mic pointed at the window before the blast.

Pointed

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

It's not even sharp.

Top Gear › S1 E1

-It's sharp and it's a Mazda. -I know.

Can you find something, anything, sharp? I'm trying.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

It's not even sharp.

Top Gear › S1 E1

-It's sharp and it's a Mazda. -I know.

Sharp

Preguntas frecuentes: Pointed vs Sharp

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Pointed y Sharp?

Pointed: Sharp; having a sharp end. Sharp: Having a thin edge or point that can cut things.

¿Cuál es más común: Pointed y Sharp?

Sharp es la más común en el inglés cotidiano.

¿Cuál es más avanzada: Pointed y Sharp?

Pointed es la de nivel más alto, en B2, en la escala CEFR.

¿Pointed y Sharp tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Pointed: B2, Sharp: B1 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Pointed y Sharp?

Pointed: adjective, Sharp: adjective.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Pointed: a pointed chin Sharp: The knife is sharp enough to cut through meat easily.

¿Puedo usar Pointed y Sharp indistintamente?

No siempre. Pointed y Sharp están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.