Which to use
“baisses” and “bâtisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- #19,466
- “bâtisse” frequency rank
- 34562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisses | bâtisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baisse. | Action ou manière de bâtir. |
Where the eye mixes baisses and bâtisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. baisses (CVVCCVC) and bâtisse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: baisses vs bâtisse
A purely visual mix-up. baisses (\bɛs\) and bâtisse (\ba.tis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34562, 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\. 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 34562, this pair ranks #282,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisses vs bâtisse
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baisses": a. Private to "bâtisse": tâ.
"baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "bâtisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisses ← abisses · baisess · baissess · baissse · basises · bbaisses · biasses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisses" for "bâtisse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baisses" vs "bâtisse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "bâtisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisses" 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 #282,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.