love bite
/ˈlʌv baɪt/
"love-bite" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“love bite” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A bruise on the skin caused by someone sucking or biting it, usually with sexual intent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | love bite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlʌv baɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “love bite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
love bite is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlʌv baɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bruise on the skin caused by someone sucking or biting it, usually with sexual intent.".
love bite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is love bite, spelled L-O-V-E- -B-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A bruise on the skin caused by someone sucking or biting it, usually with sexual intent.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “love bite”
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- The one correct English spelling is L-O-V-E- -B-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlʌv baɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.