bitt
/bɪt/noun, verb
bitt is spelled B-I-T-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bitt means “The bitts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bitt is bitts.
How many letters and syllables are in bitt?
| Letters | 4: B-I-T-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bitt?
Bitt appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bitt?
- /bɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with bitt
Sounds like: bit (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bitt
- bitts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bitting participle, present
- bitted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bitt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The bitts.
- 2
A bollard.
verb
- 1
To put round the bitts.
to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bitt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bollard:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Poller |
| Spanish | bita |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.