Which to use
“bâties” is an adjective and “bâtit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,788
- “bâties” frequency rank
- #28,084
- “bâtit” frequency rank
- 51872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâties | bâtit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de bâti. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de bâtir. |
Same sound, different letters: bâties vs bâtit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. bâties runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against bâtit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: bâties vs bâtit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bâties and bâtit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɑ.ti\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bâties is recorded at frequency rank #23,788, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɑ.ti\. bâtit is at rank #28,084, tagged as averb, pronounced \bɑ.ti\.
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 51872, this pair ranks #151,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bâties vs bâtit
Shared letters: bitâ. Private to "bâties": es. Private to "bâtit": -.
"bâties" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "bâtit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bâties" and "bâtit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bâties" vs "bâtit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bâties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâties" and "bâtit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtit vs Butt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.