Which to use
“based” and “bises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,068
- “based” frequency rank
- #19,758
- “bises” frequency rank
- 49826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | based | bises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Louable et admirable, souvent en exprimant un point de vue controversé. | Féminin pluriel de bis. |
Where the eye mixes based and bises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses based with bises
A purely visual mix-up. based (\bɛjzd\) and bises (\biz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
based is recorded at frequency rank #30,068, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɛjzd\. bises is at rank #19,758, tagged as anadj, pronounced \biz\.
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 49826, this pair ranks #167,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of based vs bises
Shared letters: bes. Private to "based": ad. Private to "bises": i.
"based" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "based" and "bises" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "based" or "bises" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "based" and "bises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "based" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "based" and "bises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs based". 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 #167,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.