bitwise
adjective
bitwise is spelled B-I-T-W-I-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bitwise means “Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bitwise?
| Letters | 7: B-I-T-W-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 bitwise?
Bitwise appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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).
What does bitwise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bitwise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense treating values as a series of bits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | bitweise |
| Spanish | a nivel de bits |
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 bitwise come from?
From bit + -wise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).