bittest

[ˈbɪtəst]

/[ˈbɪtəst]/ verb

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The verdict

“bittest” is uncommon German (frequency #74,391 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,391
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bitten

Key facts for bittest
PropertyValue
Headwordbittest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɪtəst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bittest” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bittest lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bittest is uncommon German at frequency #74,391 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbɪtəst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bittest in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bittest, spelled B-I-T-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bitten
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs bitten

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bittest"?
"bittest" is spelled B-I-T-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪtəst].
What does "bittest" mean?
As a verb, "bittest" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bitten
How do you pronounce "bittest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bittest" is [ˈbɪtəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bittest" come from?
"bittest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bittest”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-I-T-T-E-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbɪtəst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list