Which to use
“baker” is a verb and “basée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,111
- “baker” frequency rank
- #4,126
- “basée” frequency rank
- 17237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baker | basée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fixer (l’éclairage, les réflexions, etc.) dans la texture d’un objet afin d’améliorer les performances de rendu. | Féminin singulier de basé. |
Where the eye mixes baker and basée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses baker with basée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baker is \bɛ.ke\ while basée is \ba.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baker is recorded at frequency rank #13,111, classified as averb, pronounced \bɛ.ke\. basée is at rank #4,126, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ze\.
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 17237, this pair ranks #384,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baker vs basée
Shared letters: abe. Private to "baker": kr. Private to "basée": sé.
"baker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "basée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- baker ← abker · baekr · bakerr · bakker · bakre · bbaker · bkaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baker" for "basée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baker" or "basée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "baker" and "basée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baker" and "basée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "badger vs baker". 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 #384,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.