# bites vs bitten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bitten
*verb · IPA /ˈbɪt.ən/ · frequency rank #15,109*
past participle of bite

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