# gigabyte

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ · frequency rank #44,223

## Definitions
1. One billion (10⁹, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.
2. A gibibyte.

## Etymology
From giga- + byte.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggiabyte`, `ggigabyte`, `giagbyte`, `gigabbyte`, `gigabtye`, `gigabyet`, `gigabytte`, `gigabyyte`, `gigaybte`, `gigbayte`, `giggabyte`, `iggabyte`

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