Which to use
“baisers” is a noun and “baisez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,972
- “baisers” frequency rank
- #48,354
- “baisez” frequency rank
- 62326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisers | baisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baiser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. |
Same sound, different letters: baisers vs baisez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. baisers runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against baisez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - baisers and baisez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: baisers 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisers is recorded at frequency rank #13,972, 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 62326, this pair ranks #87,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baisers vs baisez
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisers": r. Private to "baisez": z.
"baisers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "baisez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baisers" and "baisez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "baisers" vs "baisez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisers" 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 #87,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisers" 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 #87,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.