Which to use
“baises” and “brisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,484
- “baises” frequency rank
- #22,784
- “brisées” frequency rank
- 53268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baises | brisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baise. | Branches que le valet de limiers rompt aux arbres et qu’il place dans son chemin pour reconnaître l’endroit où est la bête et où il l’a détournée. |
Where the eye mixes baises and brisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baises runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against brisées's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baises and brisées
A purely visual mix-up. baises (\bɛz\) and brisées (\bʁi.ze\) 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 53268, 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\. brisées is at rank #22,784, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁi.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 53268, this pair ranks #141,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baises vs brisées
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baises": a. Private to "brisées": ré.
"baises" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "brisées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baises ← abises · basies · bbaises · biases
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baises" and "brisées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baises" vs "brisées" - which ranks higher?
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 "brisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baises" and "brisées" 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 #141,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.