Which to use
“baisez” and “baisser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,354
- “baisez” frequency rank
- #3,896
- “baisser” frequency rank
- 52250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisez | baisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Faire descendre, mettre plus bas. |
Where the eye mixes baisez and baisser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisez runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against baisser's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baisez vs baisser
A purely visual mix-up. baisez (\bɛ.ze\) and baisser (\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 52250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisez is recorded at frequency rank #48,354, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.ze\. baisser is at rank #3,896, tagged as averb, 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 52250, this pair ranks #149,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisez vs baisser
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baisez": z. Private to "baisser": r.
"baisez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "baisser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisez" for "baisser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baisez" or "baisser"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baisez" and "baisser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baisser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisez" and "baisser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez 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 #149,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.