baisentvsbaisesTell them apart

Quick tell: baisent is a verb, baises is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“baisent” is a verb and “baises” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,332
“baisent” frequency rank
#30,484
“baises” frequency rank
57816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baisent baises
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. Pluriel de baise.

Same sound, different letters: baisent vs baises

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

7 ch
baisent
6 ch
baises

Homophone desk: baisent vs baises

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: baisent and baises carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɛz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57816, 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\. baises is at rank #30,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛz\.

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 57816, this pair ranks #112,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baisent vs baises

Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisent": nt. Private to "baises": -.

"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "baises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baisentabisent · baiesnt · baisennt · baisentt · baisetn · baisnet · basient · bbaisent
  • baisesabises · basies · bbaises · biases

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "baisent" and "baises" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "baisent" is a verb and "baises" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "baisent" or "baises"?
"baisent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,332 in our French list, against #30,484 for "baises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"baisent" and "baises" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "baisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "baises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baisent" and "baises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baises vs baissa". 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 #112,788 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