Which to use
“bader” and “blâmer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,176
- “bader” frequency rank
- #12,727
- “blâmer” frequency rank
- 59903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bader | blâmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Regarder bouche bée, c’est-à-dire la bouche ouverte, parfois avec étonnement ou admiration ; contempler avec admiration ou envie. | Reprocher ; imputer la faute d'une situation déplorable à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes bader and blâmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bader and blâmer
A purely visual mix-up. bader (\ba.de\) and blâmer (\blɑ.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bader is recorded at frequency rank #47,176, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.de\. blâmer is at rank #12,727, tagged as averb, pronounced \blɑ.me\.
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 59903, this pair ranks #100,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bader vs blâmer
Shared letters: ber. Private to "bader": ad. Private to "blâmer": lmâ.
"bader" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "blâmer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bader ← abder · badder · baderr · baedr · bbader · bdaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bader" for "blâmer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bader" vs "blâmer" - 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 "bader" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blâmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bader" and "blâmer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bader vs brider". 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 #100,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.