Which to use
“baigne” and “baignée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,658
- “baigne” frequency rank
- #38,164
- “baignée” frequency rank
- 56822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baigne | baignée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe baigner. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baigner. |
Where the eye mixes baigne and baignée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baigne runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against baignée's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baigne and baignée
A purely visual mix-up. baigne (\bɛɲ\) and baignée (\be.ɲe\) 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 56822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baigne is recorded at frequency rank #18,658, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛɲ\. baignée is at rank #38,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \be.ɲe\.
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 56822, this pair ranks #118,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baigne vs baignée
Shared letters: abegin. Private to "baigne": -. Private to "baignée": é.
"baigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "baignée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baigne ← abigne · bagine · baigen · baiggne · baignne · bainge · bbaigne · biagne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baigne" and "baignée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "baigne" or "baignée" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baignée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baigne" and "baignée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baignée vs beignet". 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 #118,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.