Which to use
“baissent” and “baissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,629
- “baissent” frequency rank
- #38,165
- “baissez” frequency rank
- 55794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissent | baissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baissent and baissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baissent runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against baissez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: baissent vs baissez
A purely visual mix-up. baissent (\bɛs\) and baissez (\bɛ.se\) 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 55794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baissent is recorded at frequency rank #17,629, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛs\. baissez is at rank #38,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɛ.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 55794, this pair ranks #125,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baissent vs baissez
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baissent": nt. Private to "baissez": z.
"baissent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "baissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baissent" for "baissez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baissent" vs "baissez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissent" and "baissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs baissez". 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 #125,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.