# bitten

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɪt.ən/ · frequency rank #15,109

## Definitions
1. past participle of bite

## Etymology
Morphologically bit + -en.

## Easily confused with
- **butte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-butte)
- **bitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-bitty)
- **button** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-button)
- **butter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-butter)
- **bitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-bitter)
- **butted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-butted)
- **bitumen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitten-vs-bitumen)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bite-vs-bitten)
- **Biden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biden-vs-bitten)
- **bites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bites-vs-bitten)
- **Bette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bette-vs-bitten)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biter-vs-bitten)
- **better** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/better-vs-bitten)
- **beaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-bitten)
- **batter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batter-vs-bitten)
- **batted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batted-vs-bitten)
- **batten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batten-vs-bitten)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbitten`, `biten`, `bitetn`, `bittenn`, `bittne`, `btiten`, `ibtten`

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