# Bit vs but

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bit
*noun · IPA [bɪt] · frequency rank #8,183*
kleinste auf Rechnern darstellbare Informationseinheit

### but
*conjunction · IPA [bʌt] · frequency rank #6,402*
aber

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/bit-vs-but