# bite vs BTU

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### BTU
*noun · IPA /biː.tiː.juː/ · frequency rank #45,246*
Initialism of British thermal unit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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