Which to use
“baignée” and “baisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,164
- “baignée” frequency rank
- #29,240
- “baisée” frequency rank
- 67404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baignée | baisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baigner. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baiser. |
Where the eye mixes baignée and baisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baignée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against baisée's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baignée vs baisée
A purely visual mix-up. baignée (\be.ɲe\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baignée is recorded at frequency rank #38,164, classified as averb, pronounced \be.ɲe\. 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 67404, this pair ranks #63,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baignée vs baisée
Shared letters: abeié. Private to "baignée": gn. Private to "baisée": s.
"baignée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "baisée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baignée" and "baisée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "baignée" or "baisée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baignée" and "baisée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baignée" 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 #63,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baignée" and "baisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baignée vs beignet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.