Which to use
“baises” and “braise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,484
- “baises” frequency rank
- #34,441
- “braise” frequency rank
- 64925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baises | braise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baise. | Bois réduit en charbons ardents. |
Where the eye mixes baises and braise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baises (CVVCVC) and braise (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: baises vs braise
A purely visual mix-up. baises (\bɛz\) and braise (\bʁɛz\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64925, 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\. braise is at rank #34,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɛz\.
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 64925, this pair ranks #74,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baises vs braise
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baises": -. Private to "braise": r.
"baises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "braise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baises" and "braise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "baises" or "braise" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "braise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baises" and "braise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs braise". 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 #74,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.