Which to use
“basse” is a noun and “blessé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,162
- “basse” frequency rank
- #2,113
- “blessé” frequency rank
- 4275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basse | blessé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ligne mélodique qui contient les notes les plus graves. | Qui a subi une ou des blessures. |
Where the eye mixes basse and blessé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses basse with blessé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basse is \bɑs\ while blessé is \blɛ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basse is recorded at frequency rank #2,162, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɑs\. blessé is at rank #2,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced \blɛ.se\.
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 4275, this pair ranks #432,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of basse vs blessé
Shared letters: bes. Private to "basse": a. Private to "blessé": lé.
"basse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "blessé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- basse ← absse · bbasse · bsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "basse" for "blessé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "basse" or "blessé"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "basse" and "blessé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "basse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blessé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basse" and "blessé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baissa vs basse". 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 #432,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.