Which to use
“bazin” and “butin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,071
- “bazin” frequency rank
- #12,732
- “butin” frequency rank
- 40803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bazin | butin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de basin. | Ce que l’on prend sur les ennemis. |
Where the eye mixes bazin and butin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bazin with butin
A purely visual mix-up. bazin (\ba.zɛ̃\) and butin (\by.tɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bazin is recorded at frequency rank #28,071, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.zɛ̃\. butin is at rank #12,732, tagged as anoun, pronounced \by.tɛ̃\.
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 40803, this pair ranks #237,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bazin vs butin
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bazin": az. Private to "butin": tu.
"bazin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "butin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bazin" and "butin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bazin" vs "butin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bazin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "butin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bazin" and "butin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bazin vs begin". 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 #237,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.