Which to use
“baisse” and “bâtisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,693
- “baisse” frequency rank
- #19,466
- “bâtisse” frequency rank
- 21159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisse | bâtisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de baisser de niveau. | Action ou manière de bâtir. |
Where the eye mixes baisse and bâtisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisse runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against bâtisse's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baisse vs bâtisse
A purely visual mix-up. baisse (\bɛs\) and bâtisse (\ba.tis\) 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 21159, 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\. bâtisse is at rank #19,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ba.tis\.
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 21159, this pair ranks #364,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baisse vs bâtisse
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baisse": a. Private to "bâtisse": tâ.
"baisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "bâtisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisse ← abisse · basise · bbaisse · biasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisse" for "bâtisse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baisse" vs "bâtisse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisse" and "bâtisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs bâtisse". 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 #364,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.