Which to use
“baisers” and “baisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,972
- “baisers” frequency rank
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- 29068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisers | baisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baiser. | Pluriel de baisse. |
Where the eye mixes baisers and baisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baisers (CVVCVCC) and baisses (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses baisers with baisses
A purely visual mix-up. baisers (\bɛ.ze\) and baisses (\bɛs\) 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 29068, 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\. baisses is at rank #15,096, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɛs\.
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 29068, this pair ranks #318,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisers vs baisses
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisers": r. Private to "baisses": -.
"baisers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisers" and "baisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baisers" vs "baisses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baisers" and "baisses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisers" and "baisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs baisses". 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 #318,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.