baisséevsbaisserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: baissée is a noun, baisser is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“baissée” is a noun and “baisser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,870
“baissée” frequency rank
#3,896
“baisser” frequency rank
28766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baissée baisser
Definition Action de baisser. Faire descendre, mettre plus bas.

Same sound, different letters: baissée vs baisser

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.

7 ch
baissée
7 ch
baisser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: baissée and baisser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \be.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baissée is recorded at frequency rank #24,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \be.se\. baisser is at rank #3,896, tagged as averb, pronounced \be.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 28766, this pair ranks #320,853 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baissée vs baisser

Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baissée": é. Private to "baisser": r.

"baissée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV  ·  "baisser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baisserabisser · baisesr · baisserr · baissre · basiser · bbaisser · biasser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "baissée" and "baisser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "baissée" is a noun and "baisser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "baissée" or "baisser"?
"baisser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,896 in our French list, against #24,870 for "baissée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list