# bates vs biter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bates
*verb · IPA /beɪts/ · frequency rank #12,189*
third-person singular simple present indicative of bate

### biter
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #46,936*
Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.

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