Which to use
“bâtir” and “bâtit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,157
- “bâtir” frequency rank
- #28,084
- “bâtit” frequency rank
- 35241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâtir | bâtit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agencer, disposer les pièces d’un vêtement en les faufilant, en les assemblant avec de grands points d’aiguille avant de les coudre tout à fait. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de bâtir. |
Where the eye mixes bâtir and bâtit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bâtir vs bâtit
A purely visual mix-up. bâtir (\ba.tiʁ\) and bâtit (\bɑ.ti\) 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 a single letter - r in “bâtir” becomes t in “bâtit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bâtir is recorded at frequency rank #7,157, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.tiʁ\. 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 35241, this pair ranks #278,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bâtir vs bâtit
Shared letters: bitâ. Private to "bâtir": r. Private to "bâtit": -.
"bâtir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bâtit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bâtir" and "bâtit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bâtir" or "bâtit"?
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 "bâtir" 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 #278,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâtir" and "bâtit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtit vs Butt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #278,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.