Which to use
“baisses” and “bâtisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,096
- “baisses” frequency rank
- #39,683
- “bâtisses” frequency rank
- 54779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baisses | bâtisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de baisse. | Pluriel de bâtisse. |
Where the eye mixes baisses and bâtisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. baisses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against bâtisses's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baisses with bâtisses
A purely visual mix-up. baisses (\bɛs\) and bâtisses (\bɑ.tis\) 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 54779, 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\. bâtisses is at rank #39,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.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 54779, this pair ranks #131,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baisses vs bâtisses
Shared letters: beis. Private to "baisses": a. Private to "bâtisses": tâ.
"baisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "bâtisses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- baisses ← abisses · baisess · baissess · baissse · basises · bbaisses · biasses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baisses" for "bâtisses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baisses" vs "bâtisses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "baisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baisses" and "bâtisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtisses vs bâtisseur". 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 #131,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.