Which to use
“bias” and “bray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,472
- “bias” frequency rank
- #27,349
- “bray” frequency rank
- 72821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bias | bray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préjugé, parti pris. | Braiment d’un âne. |
Where the eye mixes bias and bray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bias vs bray
A purely visual mix-up. bias (\ˈbaɪ.əs\) and bray (\breɪ\) 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 72821, 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\. bray is at rank #27,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced \breɪ\.
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 72821, this pair ranks #42,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bias vs bray
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bias": is. Private to "bray": ry.
"bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bias" and "bray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bias" vs "bray" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bias" and "bray" 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 #42,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.