# gigabit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɪɡəbɪt/ · frequency rank #36,579

## Definitions
1. One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bits or 1,000 megabits.
2. A gibibit.

## Etymology
From giga- + bit.

## Easily confused with
- **gigabyte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gigabit-vs-gigabyte)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggiabit`, `ggigabit`, `giagbit`, `gigabbit`, `gigabitt`, `gigabti`, `gigaibt`, `gigbait`, `giggabit`, `iggabit`

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