Which to use
“bight” is a noun and “bite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,057
- “bight” frequency rank
- #4,213
- “bite” frequency rank
- 47270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bight | bite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
Same sound, different letters: bight vs bite
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: bight vs bite
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bight and bite carry the same recorded pronunciation, /baɪt/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bight is recorded at frequency rank #43,057, classified as anoun, pronounced /baɪt/. bite is at rank #4,213, tagged as averb, pronounced /baɪt/.
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 47270, this pair ranks #203,987 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bight vs bite
Shared letters: bit. Private to "bight": gh. Private to "bite": e.
"bight" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "bite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bight" and "bite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bight" vs "bite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "bight" / "bite". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bight" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,987 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bight" and "bite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bidet vs bight". 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 #203,987 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.