# bite vs bites

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bite
*verb · IPA /baɪt/ · frequency rank #4,213*
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

### bites
*noun · IPA /baɪts/ · frequency rank #9,708*
plural of bite

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