bitch

/bɪt͡ʃ/

//bɪt͡ʃ// noun

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"bitch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bitch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,784
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bitch · bitch · English

bitch · rank #1,784 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,784
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH birthday

Nearest frequency peer: birthday (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bitch”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bitch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bitch vs BTC
0% similar
bitch vs both
60% similar
bitch vs bite
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bitch
PropertyValue
Headwordbitch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɪt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,784
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bitch”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “birthday” (#1,783), “boss” (#1,785), “balance” (#1,782). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bitch” is #1,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bitch (IPA /bɪt͡ʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,784 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bitch, with forms such as "bbitch", "bicth", and "bitcch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BTC", "both", "bite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English biche, bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) (compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”), Old Danish bikke (“bitch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust, attack”) … The correct English form is bitch, spelled B-I-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
  2. 2
    A promiscuous woman, slut, whore.
  3. 3
    A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.
  4. 4
    A woman.
  5. 5
    A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way
  6. 6
    A man considered soft, effeminate, weak, timid or pathetic in some way
  7. 7
    A submissive person who does what others want; (prison slang) a man forced or coerced into a homoerotic relationship.
  8. 8
    A female sexual partner, typically in casual sexual relations
  9. 9
    A female sexual partner, typically in casual sexual relations
  10. 10
    A playful variation on dog (sense "man").
  11. 11
    Friend.
  12. 12
    A complaint, especially when the complaint is unjustified.
  13. 13
    A difficult or confounding problem.
  14. 14
    A queen playing card, particularly the queen of spades in the card game of hearts.
  15. 15
    Something unforgiving and unpleasant.
  16. 16
    Place; situation
  17. 17
    Tea (the drink).
  18. 18
    A queen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bitch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My bitch just had puppies; they're so cute!
  2. He had three pet bitches with him.

Etymology

From Middle English biche, bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) (compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”), Old Danish bikke (“bitch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust, attack”) (compare Old Norse bikkja (“to plunge into water”), Dutch bikken (“to hack”)). Related to bicker.

Synonyms

doggessfemaleshe-dogshrewjerkbastardfrienddoormatslavepunkgunselgripegrumblekvetchmoanwhingetoughiestinkerpain in the ass

This word in other languages

perra(Español)chienne(Français)Fähe(Deutsch)cadela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbitch
  • bicth
  • bitcch
  • bitchh
  • bithc
  • bittch
  • btich
  • ibtch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bitch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbitch1bicth2bitcch1bitchh1bithc2bittch1btich2ibtch2
Edit distance from "bitch"

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 "bitch"?
"bitch" is spelled B-I-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /bɪt͡ʃ/.
What does "bitch" mean?
As a noun, "bitch" means: A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
What words are commonly confused with "bitch"?
"bitch" is commonly confused with "BTC", "both", "bite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bitch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bitch" is /bɪt͡ʃ/. 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 "bitch"?
From Middle English biche, bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) (compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”), Old Danish bikke (“bitch”)), from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust,... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bitch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list