Which to use
“baissa” and “baissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,355
- “baissa” frequency rank
- #38,165
- “baissez” frequency rank
- 86520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissa | baissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de baisser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baissa and baissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: baissa vs baissez
A purely visual mix-up. baissa (\bɛ.sa\) and baissez (\bɛ.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 86520, 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\. baissez is at rank #38,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛ.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 86520, this pair ranks #9,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baissa vs baissez
Shared letters: abis. Private to "baissa": -. Private to "baissez": ez.
"baissa" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "baissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baissa" and "baissez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "baissa" or "baissez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baissa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissa" and "baissez" 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 #9,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.