Which to use
“bâtir” and “battit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,157
- “bâtir” frequency rank
- #40,622
- “battit” frequency rank
- 47779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâtir | battit |
|---|---|---|
| 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 du passé simple de battre. |
Where the eye mixes bâtir and battit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bâtir runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against battit's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bâtir with battit
A purely visual mix-up. bâtir (\ba.tiʁ\) and battit (\ba.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47779, 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\. battit is at rank #40,622, tagged as averb, pronounced \ba.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 47779, this pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bâtir vs battit
Shared letters: bit. Private to "bâtir": râ. Private to "battit": a.
"bâtir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "battit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- battit ← abttit · batitt · battitt · battti · bbattit · btatit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bâtir" and "battit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bâtir" or "battit"?
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 "battit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâtir" and "battit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "battit vs bottin". 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 #184,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.