baisevsbrisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,549
“baise” frequency rank
#21,875
“bris” frequency rank
26424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baise bris
Definition Fait d’avoir un rapport sexuel ; coït. Rupture faite, le plus souvent avec violence, d’un scellé, d’une porte fermée, d’une clôture.

Where the eye mixes baise and bris

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

5 ch
baise
4 ch
bris

Why the eye confuses baise with bris

A purely visual mix-up. baise (\bɛz\) and bris (\bʁi\) 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 26424, 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\. bris is at rank #21,875, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁi\.

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 26424, this pair ranks #335,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of baise vs bris

Shared letters: bis. Private to "baise": ae. Private to "bris": r.

"baise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "bris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baiseabise · basie · bbaise · biase
  • brisbbris · birs · briss · brris · brsi · rbis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baise" and "bris" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\bɛz\ versus \bʁi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "baise" or "bris"?
"baise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,549 in our French list, against #21,875 for "bris". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "baise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #335,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baise" and "bris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bram vs bris". 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 #335,095 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