bitten
/ˈbɪt.ən/adjective, verb
bitten is spelled B-I-T-T-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bitten means “That has received a bite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bitten?
| Letters | 6: B-I-T-T-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bitten?
Bitten appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 bitten?
- /ˈbɪt.ən/
- [ˈbɪt.n̩]
- [ˈbɪʔ.n̩]
Bitten has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bitten.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bitten
Sounds like: bittern (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does bitten mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has received a bite.
the postman's bitten leg
- 2
Abruptly cut off, as roots or leaves may be.
verb
- 1
past participle of bite
My dog has never bitten anyone before.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bitten in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.
Where does bitten come from?
Morphologically bit + -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).