Which to use
“baisses” and “basset” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- #43,800
- “basset” frequency rank
- 58896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisses | basset |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baisse. | Diverses races de chiens, de petite ou moyenne taille ayant les pattes très courtes, la tête grosse et le corps très allongé. |
Where the eye mixes baisses and basset
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against basset's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baisses and basset
A purely visual mix-up. baisses (\bɛs\) and basset (\ba.sɛ\) 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 58896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baisses is recorded at frequency rank #15,096, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɛs\. basset is at rank #43,800, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ba.sɛ\.
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 58896, this pair ranks #106,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baisses vs basset
Shared letters: abes. Private to "baisses": i. Private to "basset": t.
"baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "basset" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baisses" and "basset" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baisses" vs "basset" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisses" and "basset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs basset". 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 #106,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.