# biff

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɪf/ · frequency rank #36,889

## Definitions
1. A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
2. A wipeout.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **big** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-big)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bit)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bin)
- **bio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bio)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bis)
- **biz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-biz)
- **bim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bim)
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bir)
- **bill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bill)
- **bird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bird)
- **bike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bike)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bite)
- **bits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bits)
- **bind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bind)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bing)
- **buff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-buff)
- **bins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bins)
- **BIOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bios)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bile)
- **bigg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biff-vs-bigg)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbiff`, `bfif`, `bif`, `ibff`

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