Bit
German, noun/bɪt/
Bit is spelled B-I-T (3 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written German, the 8,191st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bit is a German neuter noun meaning “bit (eighth of a dollar)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleinste auf Rechnern darstellbare Informationseinheit”.
What does Bit mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbit (eighth of a dollar)
- 2
neuterbit (binary digit)
- 3
neuterbit (smallest unit of storage)
- 4
neuterbit (datum that may take on one of exactly two values)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleinste auf Rechnern darstellbare Informationseinheit 2. Hinweiseinheit für den Informationsgehalt einer Nachricht 3. historische Währungseinheit in Nordamerika
noun: 1. eine der Landessprachen von Laos
noun: 1. auswechselbare Schraubendreherklinge
abbreviation: 1. Landkreis Bitburg-Prüm und Stadt Bitburg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bit
- Bits genitive
- b abbreviation
- bgk abbreviation
- (das) Bit nominative singular
- des Bit genitive singular
- des Bits genitive singular
- (dem) Bit dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bit?
- /bɪt/
- [bɪt]
- […]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bit in German?
Bit appears 8.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).