Which to use
“basket” and “basse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,211
- “basket” frequency rank
- #2,162
- “basse” frequency rank
- 6373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basket | basse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Basket-ball (abréviation courante). | Ligne mélodique qui contient les notes les plus graves. |
Where the eye mixes basket and basse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: basket vs basse
A purely visual mix-up. basket (\bas.kɛt\) and basse (\bɑs\) 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 6373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basket is recorded at frequency rank #4,211, classified as anoun, pronounced \bas.kɛt\. basse is at rank #2,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑs\.
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 6373, this pair ranks #426,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of basket vs basse
Shared letters: abes. Private to "basket": kt. Private to "basse": -.
"basket" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "basse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "basket" and "basse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "basket" or "basse"?
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 "basket" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "basse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basket" and "basse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Basel vs basket". 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 #426,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.