Which to use
“baigne” and “baisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,658
- “baigne” frequency rank
- #29,240
- “baisée” frequency rank
- 47898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baigne | baisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe baigner. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baiser. |
Where the eye mixes baigne and baisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. baigne (CVVCCV) and baisée (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between baigne and baisée
A purely visual mix-up. baigne (\bɛɲ\) and baisée (\bɛ.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47898, 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\. baisée is at rank #29,240, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛ.ze\.
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 47898, this pair ranks #183,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baigne vs baisée
Shared letters: abei. Private to "baigne": gn. Private to "baisée": sé.
"baigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "baisée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baigne ← abigne · bagine · baigen · baiggne · baignne · bainge · bbaigne · biagne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baigne" and "baisée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "baigne" vs "baisée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baigne" and "baisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisée vs Banshee". 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 #183,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.