Which to use
“baissa” and “baisser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,355
- “baissa” frequency rank
- #3,896
- “baisser” frequency rank
- 52251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissa | baisser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de baisser. | Faire descendre, mettre plus bas. |
Where the eye mixes baissa and baisser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baissa runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against baisser's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baissa and baisser
A purely visual mix-up. baissa (\bɛ.sa\) 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 52251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baissa is recorded at frequency rank #48,355, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.sa\. 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 52251, this pair ranks #149,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baissa vs baisser
Shared letters: abis. Private to "baissa": -. Private to "baisser": er.
"baissa" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "baisser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baissa" for "baisser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baissa" or "baisser"?
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 "baissa" 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 #149,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissa" 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 #149,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.