Which to use
“baisers” and “balises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,972
- “baisers” frequency rank
- #20,370
- “balises” frequency rank
- 34342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisers | balises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baiser. | Pluriel de balise. |
Where the eye mixes baisers and balises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses baisers with balises
A purely visual mix-up. baisers (\bɛ.ze\) and balises (\ba.liz\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34342, 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\. balises is at rank #20,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ba.liz\.
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 34342, this pair ranks #284,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisers vs balises
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisers": r. Private to "balises": l.
"baisers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "balises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisers" and "balises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baisers" vs "balises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "balises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisers" and "balises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs balises". 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 #284,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.