Which to use
“baisent” is a verb and “baiser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,332
- “baisent” frequency rank
- #2,909
- “baiser” frequency rank
- 30241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisent | baiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Contact de la bouche sur le visage, sur les lèvres, sur quelque partie du corps d’un individu, par amitié, par amour, par désir, par civilité ou par respect. |
Where the eye mixes baisent and baiser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: baisent vs baiser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baisent is \bɛz\ while baiser is \bɛ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisent is recorded at frequency rank #27,332, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛz\. baiser is at rank #2,909, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛ.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 30241, this pair ranks #311,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisent vs baiser
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisent": nt. Private to "baiser": r.
"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "baiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisent" for "baiser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baisent" vs "baiser" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisent" and "baiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisent vs baisez". 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 #311,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.