Which to use
“baissera” and “baissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,598
- “baissera” frequency rank
- #38,165
- “baissez” frequency rank
- 84763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baissera | baissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe baisser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe baisser. |
Where the eye mixes baissera and baissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baissera runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against baissez's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baissera with baissez
A purely visual mix-up. baissera (\bɛ.sə.ʁa\) 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 84763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baissera is recorded at frequency rank #46,598, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.sə.ʁa\. 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 84763, this pair ranks #12,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baissera vs baissez
Shared letters: abeis. Private to "baissera": r. Private to "baissez": z.
"baissera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "baissez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baissera" and "baissez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "baissera" or "baissez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baissera" and "baissez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baissera" 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 #12,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baissera" and "baissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs baissera". 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 #12,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.