Which to use
“bites” and “bute” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,708
- “bites” frequency rank
- #37,359
- “bute” frequency rank
- 47067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bites | bute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bite | Phenylbutazone. |
Letter map: bites vs bute
Shared letters muted; letters that set bites and bute apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: bites and bute
bites and bute are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bites is recorded at frequency rank #9,708, classified as anoun, pronounced /baɪts/. bute is at rank #37,359, tagged as anoun.
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 47067, this pair ranks #205,859 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bites vs bute
Shared letters: bet. Private to "bites": is. Private to "bute": u.
"bites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bites" for "bute" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bites" vs "bute" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "bites" and "bute". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,859 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bites" and "bute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bui vs bute". 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 #205,859 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.