baissavsbaisseraConfusable pair

Which to use

“baissa” and “baissera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,355
“baissa” frequency rank
#46,598
“baissera” frequency rank
94953
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baissa baissera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de baisser. Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe baisser.

Where the eye mixes baissa and baissera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
baissa
8 ch
baissera

Visual trap between baissa and baissera

A purely visual mix-up. baissa (\bɛ.sa\) and baissera (\bɛ.sə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94953, 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\. baissera is at rank #46,598, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛ.sə.ʁa\.

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 94953, this pair ranks #1,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of baissa vs baissera

Shared letters: abis. Private to "baissa": -. Private to "baissera": er.

"baissa" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "baissera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baissaabissa · baisa · baisas · basisa · bbaissa · biassa
  • baisseraabissera · baisera · baisesra · baissear · baisserra · baissrea · basisera · bbaissera

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baissa" and "baissera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\bɛ.sa\ versus \bɛ.sə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "baissa" vs "baissera" - which ranks higher?
"baissera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,598 in our French list, against #48,355 for "baissa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "baissera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baissa" and "baissera" 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 #1,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list