Which to use
“baiser” is a noun and “baisez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,909
- “baiser” frequency rank
- #48,354
- “baisez” frequency rank
- 51263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baiser | baisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contact de la bouche sur le visage, sur les lèvres, sur quelque partie du corps d’un individu, par amitié, par amour, par désir, par civilité ou par respect. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. |
Same sound, different letters: baiser vs baisez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: baiser vs baisez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: baiser and baisez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɛ.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - r in “baiser” becomes z in “baisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baiser is recorded at frequency rank #2,909, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛ.ze\. baisez is at rank #48,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛ.ze\.
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 51263, this pair ranks #156,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baiser vs baisez
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baiser": r. Private to "baisez": z.
"baiser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "baisez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "baiser" vs "baisez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"baiser" and "baisez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "baiser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baiser" and "baisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez 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 #156,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.