baisevsbiteConfusable pair

Which to use

“baise” and “bite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,549
“baise” frequency rank
#4,312
“bite” frequency rank
8861
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baise bite
Definition Fait d’avoir un rapport sexuel ; coït. Pénis ; verge.

Where the eye mixes baise and bite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
baise
4 ch
bite

Look-alike desk: baise vs bite

A purely visual mix-up. baise (\bɛz\) and bite (\bit\) 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 8861, 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\. bite is at rank #4,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bit\.

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 8861, this pair ranks #418,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of baise vs bite

Shared letters: bei. Private to "baise": as. Private to "bite": t.

"baise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "bite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baiseabise · basie · bbaise · biase
  • bitebbite · biet · bitte · btie · ibte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "baise" and "bite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\bɛz\ versus \bit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "baise" or "bite"?
"bite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,312 in our French list, against #4,549 for "baise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "baise" and "bite" 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 "bite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #418,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baise" and "bite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baise vs baissa". 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 #418,624 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