Which to use
“bitch” is a noun and “bitches” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,191
- “bitch” frequency rank
- #42,380
- “bitches” frequency rank
- 60571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bitch | bitches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Hund, Hündin | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bitch |
Letter map: bitch vs bitches
Shared letters muted; letters that set bitch and bitches apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: bitch vs bitches
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bitch is anoun and bitchesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bitch” sits inside “bitches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bitch is recorded at frequency rank #18,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɪt͡ʃ]. bitches is at rank #42,380, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 60571, this pair ranks #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bitch vs bitches
Shared letters: bchit. Private to "bitch": -. Private to "bitches": es.
"bitch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "bitches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bitch" for "bitches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bitch" vs "bitches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bitch" and "bitches".
- Full dictionary entry for "bitch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bitches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bitch" and "bitches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bitches vs puzzles". 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 #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.