Which to use
“baises” and “baissée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,484
- “baises” frequency rank
- #24,870
- “baissée” frequency rank
- 55354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baises | baissée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baise. | Action de baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baises and baissée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baises runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against baissée's 7 (CVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baises with baissée
A purely visual mix-up. baises (\bɛz\) and baissée (\be.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baises is recorded at frequency rank #30,484, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛz\. baissée is at rank #24,870, tagged as anoun, pronounced \be.se\.
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 55354, this pair ranks #127,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baises vs baissée
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baises": -. Private to "baissée": é.
"baises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "baissée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baises ← abises · basies · bbaises · biases
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baises" and "baissée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "baises" or "baissée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "baises" and "baissée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baissée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baises" and "baissée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baises 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 #127,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.