Which to use
“bâtisses” and “bâtisseurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,683
- “bâtisses” frequency rank
- #30,502
- “bâtisseurs” frequency rank
- 70185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bâtisses | bâtisseurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bâtisse. | Pluriel de bâtisseur. |
Where the eye mixes bâtisses and bâtisseurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bâtisses runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against bâtisseurs's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bâtisses with bâtisseurs
A purely visual mix-up. bâtisses (\bɑ.tis\) and bâtisseurs (\bɑ.ti.sœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bâtisses is recorded at frequency rank #39,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.tis\. bâtisseurs is at rank #30,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɑ.ti.sœʁ\.
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 70185, this pair ranks #52,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bâtisses vs bâtisseurs
Shared letters: beistâ. Private to "bâtisses": -. Private to "bâtisseurs": ru.
"bâtisses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "bâtisseurs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bâtisses" and "bâtisseurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bâtisses" or "bâtisseurs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bâtisses" and "bâtisseurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bâtisseurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bâtisses" and "bâtisseurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bâtisses vs bâtisseur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.