Which to use
“baisée” and “biaisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,240
- “baisée” frequency rank
- #43,805
- “biaisée” frequency rank
- 73045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisée | biaisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe baiser. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe biaiser. |
Where the eye mixes baisée and biaisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baisée runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against biaisée's 7 (CVVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baisée with biaisée
A purely visual mix-up. baisée (\bɛ.ze\) and biaisée (\bjɛ.ze\) 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 73045, 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\. biaisée is at rank #43,805, tagged as averb, pronounced \bjɛ.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 73045, this pair ranks #41,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baisée vs biaisée
Shared letters: abeisé. Private to "baisée": -. Private to "biaisée": -.
"baisée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "biaisée" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisée" for "biaisée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "baisée" or "biaisée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baisée" and "biaisée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biaisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisée" and "biaisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs biaisée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.