Which to use
“baisée” is a verb and “basées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,240
- “baisée” frequency rank
- #11,349
- “basées” frequency rank
- 40589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisée | basées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baiser. | Féminin pluriel de basé. |
Where the eye mixes baisée and basées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses baisée with basées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baisée is \bɛ.ze\ while basées is \ba.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40589, 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\. basées is at rank #11,349, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ze\.
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 40589, this pair ranks #239,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisée vs basées
Shared letters: abesé. Private to "baisée": i. Private to "basées": -.
"baisée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "basées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisée" and "basées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "baisée" or "basées"?
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 "basées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisée" and "basées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisée vs Banshee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.