Which to use
“baisent” and “battent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,332
- “baisent” frequency rank
- #6,589
- “battent” frequency rank
- 33921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisent | battent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe battre. |
Where the eye mixes baisent and battent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisent (CVVCVCC) and battent (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between baisent and battent
A purely visual mix-up. baisent (\bɛz\) and battent (\bat\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33921, 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\. battent is at rank #6,589, tagged as averb, pronounced \bat\.
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 33921, this pair ranks #287,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisent vs battent
Shared letters: abent. Private to "baisent": is. Private to "battent": -.
"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "battent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisent" for "battent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baisent" vs "battent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "baisent" and "battent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "battent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisent" and "battent" 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 #287,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.