Which to use
“bâtisse” and “bâtisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,466
- “bâtisse” frequency rank
- #39,683
- “bâtisses” frequency rank
- 59149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâtisse | bâtisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action ou manière de bâtir. | Pluriel de bâtisse. |
Where the eye mixes bâtisse and bâtisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bâtisse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against bâtisses's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bâtisse vs bâtisses
A purely visual mix-up. bâtisse (\ba.tis\) and bâtisses (\bɑ.tis\) 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 extra letter(s) - “bâtisse” sits inside “bâtisses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bâtisse is recorded at frequency rank #19,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.tis\. bâtisses is at rank #39,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.tis\.
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 59149, this pair ranks #104,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bâtisse vs bâtisses
Shared letters: beistâ. Private to "bâtisse": -. Private to "bâtisses": -.
"bâtisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "bâtisses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bâtisse" and "bâtisses" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "bâtisse" or "bâtisses" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâtisse" and "bâtisses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtisses vs bâtisseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.