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“baisent” and “boivent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,332
- “baisent” frequency rank
- #13,743
- “boivent” frequency rank
- 41075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisent | boivent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de boire. |
Where the eye mixes baisent and boivent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisent and boivent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: baisent vs boivent
A purely visual mix-up. baisent (\bɛz\) and boivent (\bwav\) 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 41075, 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\. boivent is at rank #13,743, tagged as averb, pronounced \bwav\.
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 41075, this pair ranks #235,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisent vs boivent
Shared letters: beint. Private to "baisent": as. Private to "boivent": ov.
"baisent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "boivent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "baisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boivent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisent" and "boivent" 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 #235,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.