Which to use
“baissée” and “baisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,870
- “baissée” frequency rank
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- 39966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissée | baisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de baisser. | Pluriel de baisse. |
Where the eye mixes baissée and baisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. baissée (\be.se\) and baisses (\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 39966, 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\. baisses is at rank #15,096, tagged as anoun, 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 39966, this pair ranks #244,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baissée vs baisses
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baissée": é. Private to "baisses": -.
"baissée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisses ← abisses · baisess · baissess · baissse · basises · bbaisses · biasses