Which to use
“baisse” and “basset” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,693
- “baisse” frequency rank
- #43,800
- “basset” frequency rank
- 45493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisse | basset |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de baisser de niveau. | Diverses races de chiens, de petite ou moyenne taille ayant les pattes très courtes, la tête grosse et le corps très allongé. |
Where the eye mixes baisse and basset
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisse (CVVCCV) and basset (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: baisse vs basset
A purely visual mix-up. baisse (\bɛs\) and basset (\ba.sɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisse is recorded at frequency rank #1,693, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛs\. basset is at rank #43,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ba.sɛ\.
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 45493, this pair ranks #202,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisse vs basset
Shared letters: abes. Private to "baisse": i. Private to "basset": t.
"baisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "basset" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisse" and "basset" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "baisse" or "basset" show up more?
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 "baisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisse" and "basset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs basset". 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 #202,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.