Which to use
“baisser” is a verb and “bâtisse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,896
- “baisser” frequency rank
- #19,466
- “bâtisse” frequency rank
- 23362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisser | bâtisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire descendre, mettre plus bas. | Action ou manière de bâtir. |
Where the eye mixes baisser and bâtisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisser (CVVCCVC) and bâtisse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses baisser with bâtisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baisser is \be.se\ while bâtisse is \ba.tis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisser is recorded at frequency rank #3,896, classified as averb, pronounced \be.se\. 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 23362, this pair ranks #352,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baisser vs bâtisse
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baisser": ar. Private to "bâtisse": tâ.
"baisser" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "bâtisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisser ← abisser · baisesr · baisserr · baissre · basiser · bbaisser · biasser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisser" for "bâtisse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baisser" or "bâtisse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baisser" and "bâtisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisser" 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 #352,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisser" 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 #352,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.