Which to use
“barrer” and “baser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,523
- “barrer” frequency rank
- #24,872
- “baser” frequency rank
- 37395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrer | baser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fermer avec une barre. | Mettre la base d’une organisation en un lieu donné. |
Where the eye mixes barrer and baser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between barrer and baser
A purely visual mix-up. barrer (\ba.ʁe\) and baser (\bɑ.ze\) 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 37395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barrer is recorded at frequency rank #12,523, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.ʁe\. baser is at rank #24,872, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɑ.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 37395, this pair ranks #262,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barrer vs baser
Shared letters: aber. Private to "barrer": -. Private to "baser": s.
"barrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "baser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barrer" and "baser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "barrer" or "baser"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "barrer" and "baser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrer" and "baser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "badger vs baser". 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 #262,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.