Which to use
“baisez” and “baser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,354
- “baisez” frequency rank
- #24,872
- “baser” frequency rank
- 73226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisez | baser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baiser. | Mettre la base d’une organisation en un lieu donné. |
Where the eye mixes baisez and baser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between baisez and baser
A purely visual mix-up. baisez (\bɛ.ze\) and baser (\bɑ.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 73226, 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\. baser is at rank #24,872, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɑ.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 73226, this pair ranks #41,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baisez vs baser
Shared letters: abes. Private to "baisez": iz. Private to "baser": r.
"baisez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "baser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisez" and "baser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "baisez" or "baser" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisez" and "baser" 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 #41,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.