Which to use
“baise” and “baisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,549
- “baise” frequency rank
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- 19645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baise | baisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait d’avoir un rapport sexuel ; coït. | Pluriel de baisse. |
Where the eye mixes baise and baisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baise runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against baisses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baise and baisses
A purely visual mix-up. baise (\bɛz\) and baisses (\bɛs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baise is recorded at frequency rank #4,549, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛz\. baisses is at rank #15,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛs\.
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 19645, this pair ranks #372,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baise vs baisses
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baise": -. Private to "baisses": -.
"baise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baise" for "baisses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baise" or "baisses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baise" and "baisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baise" and "baisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs baisses". 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 #372,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.