Which to use
“bias” and “bra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,472
- “bias” frequency rank
- #43,814
- “bra” frequency rank
- 89286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bias | bra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préjugé, parti pris. | Soutien-gorge. |
Where the eye mixes bias and bra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bias vs bra
A purely visual mix-up. bias (\ˈbaɪ.əs\) and bra (\ˈbɹɑ\) 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 89286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bias is recorded at frequency rank #45,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈbaɪ.əs\. bra is at rank #43,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈbɹɑ\.
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 89286, this pair ranks #5,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bias vs bra
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bias": is. Private to "bra": r.
"bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bias ← bais · bbias · biass · bisa · ibas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bias" and "bra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bias" or "bra" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bias" and "bra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bias" and "bra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bias vs bihan". 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 #5,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.