Which to use
“baisent” is a verb and “bâtiment” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,332
- “baisent” frequency rank
- #1,729
- “bâtiment” frequency rank
- 29061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisent | bâtiment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Construction close faite pour loger des hommes ou des animaux, ou pour abriter des denrées, des récoltes, pour servir à des industries, à des services publics, etc. |
Where the eye mixes baisent and bâtiment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisent runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against bâtiment's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baisent vs bâtiment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baisent is \bɛz\ while bâtiment is \bɑ.ti.mɑ̃\. 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 29061, 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\. bâtiment is at rank #1,729, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.ti.mɑ̃\.
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 29061, this pair ranks #318,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisent vs bâtiment
Shared letters: beint. Private to "baisent": as. Private to "bâtiment": mâ.
"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "bâtiment" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisent ← abisent · baiesnt · baisennt · baisentt · baisetn · baisnet · basient · bbaisent
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisent" and "bâtiment" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baisent" vs "bâtiment" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtiment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisent" and "bâtiment" 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 #318,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.