baignervsbaigneursWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: baigner is a verb, baigneurs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“baigner” is a verb and “baigneurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,319
“baigner” frequency rank
#41,663
“baigneurs” frequency rank
53982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baigner baigneurs
Definition Immerger et faire séjourner un corps plus ou moins longtemps dans l’eau ou dans quelque autre liquide. Pluriel de baigneur.

Where the eye mixes baigner and baigneurs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
baigner
9 ch
baigneurs

Visual trap between baigner and baigneurs

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baigner is \be.ɲe\ while baigneurs is \bɛ.ɲœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baigner is recorded at frequency rank #12,319, classified as averb, pronounced \be.ɲe\. baigneurs is at rank #41,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛ.ɲœʁ\.

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 53982, this pair ranks #137,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baigner vs baigneurs

Shared letters: abeginr. Private to "baigner": -. Private to "baigneurs": su.

"baigner" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "baigneurs" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baignerabigner · baginer · baigenr · baiggner · baignerr · baignner · baignre · bainger
  • baigneursabigneurs · bagineurs · baigenurs · baiggneurs · baignerus · baigneurrs · baigneurss · baigneusr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "baigner" for "baigneurs" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "baigner" is a verb and "baigneurs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "baigner" vs "baigneurs" - which ranks higher?
"baigner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,319 in our French list, against #41,663 for "baigneurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "baigner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "baigneurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baigner" and "baigneurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "badger vs baigner". 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 #137,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list