Which to use
“baissée” and “bâtisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,870
- “baissée” frequency rank
- #39,683
- “bâtisses” frequency rank
- 64553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissée | bâtisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de baisser. | Pluriel de bâtisse. |
Where the eye mixes baissée and bâtisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baissée runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against bâtisses's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baissée with bâtisses
A purely visual mix-up. baissée (\be.se\) and bâtisses (\bɑ.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 64553, 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\. bâtisses is at rank #39,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.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 64553, this pair ranks #76,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baissée vs bâtisses
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baissée": aé. Private to "bâtisses": tâ.
"baissée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "bâtisses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baissée" and "bâtisses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baissée" vs "bâtisses" - 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 "baissée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissée" and "bâtisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtisses vs bâtisseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.