Which to use
“basée” is an adjective and “biaisée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,126
- “basée” frequency rank
- #43,805
- “biaisée” frequency rank
- 47931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basée | biaisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de basé. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe biaiser. |
Where the eye mixes basée and biaisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. basée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against biaisée's 7 (CVVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: basée vs biaisée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basée is \ba.ze\ while biaisée is \bjɛ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basée is recorded at frequency rank #4,126, classified as anadj, pronounced \ba.ze\. biaisée is at rank #43,805, tagged as averb, pronounced \bjɛ.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 47931, this pair ranks #183,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basée vs biaisée
Shared letters: abesé. Private to "basée": -. Private to "biaisée": i.
"basée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "biaisée" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "basée" and "biaisée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "basée" or "biaisée"?
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 "basée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "biaisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basée" and "biaisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs biaisée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #183,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.