Which to use
“baisée” and “baisser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,240
- “baisée” frequency rank
- #3,896
- “baisser” frequency rank
- 33136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisée | baisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baiser. | Faire descendre, mettre plus bas. |
Where the eye mixes baisée and baisser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisée runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against baisser's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baisée and baisser
A purely visual mix-up. baisée (\bɛ.ze\) and baisser (\be.se\) 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 33136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisée is recorded at frequency rank #29,240, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.ze\. baisser is at rank #3,896, tagged as averb, pronounced \be.se\.
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 33136, this pair ranks #292,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisée vs baisser
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisée": é. Private to "baisser": r.
"baisée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "baisser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisser ← abisser · baisesr · baisserr · baissre · basiser · bbaisser · biasser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baisée" and "baisser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "baisée" vs "baisser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisée" and "baisser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisée vs Banshee". 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 #292,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.