bih

/bɪ(ː)/

//bɪ(ː)// noun

"bih" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bih” is uncommon English (frequency #55,280 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,280
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A bitch.

Key facts for bih
PropertyValue
Headwordbih
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɪ(ː)/
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,280
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bih” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bih lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bih is uncommon English at frequency #55,280 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɪ(ː)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bitch.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bih, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: bitch + -h. The correct English form is bih, spelled B-I-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bitch.

Etymology

bitch + -h.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bih"?
"bih" is spelled B-I-H. The IPA pronunciation is /bɪ(ː)/.
What does "bih" mean?
As a noun, "bih" means: A bitch.
How do you pronounce "bih"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bih" is /bɪ(ː)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bih"?
bitch + -h. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bih”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-I-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bɪ(ː)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list