Which to use
“baisent” and “baissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,332
- “baisent” frequency rank
- #17,629
- “baissent” frequency rank
- 44961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisent | baissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baisent and baissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. baisent runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against baissent's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baisent vs baissent
A purely visual mix-up. baisent (\bɛz\) and baissent (\bɛs\) 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 44961, 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\. baissent is at rank #17,629, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛs\.
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 44961, this pair ranks #206,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisent vs baissent
Shared letters: abeinst. Private to "baisent": -. Private to "baissent": -.
"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "baissent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisent" and "baissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "baisent" or "baissent"?
Useful next steps
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 "baissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisent" and "baissent" 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 #206,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.