Which to use
“baissait” and “baissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,137
- “baissait” frequency rank
- #17,629
- “baissent” frequency rank
- 58766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissait | baissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe baisser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baissait and baissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baissait (CVVCCVVC) and baissent (CVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: baissait vs baissent
A purely visual mix-up. baissait (\bɛ.sɛ\) and baissent (\bɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baissait is recorded at frequency rank #41,137, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.sɛ\. baissent is at rank #17,629, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛs\.
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 58766, this pair ranks #107,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baissait vs baissent
Shared letters: abist. Private to "baissait": -. Private to "baissent": en.
"baissait" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "baissent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baissait" and "baissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "baissait" or "baissent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baissait" and "baissent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissait" and "baissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs baissait". 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 #107,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.