# tidbit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɪd.bɪt/ · frequency rank #49,098

## Definitions
1. A part of poultry when prepared as food
2. A tasty morsel (of food).
3. A short item of news, gossip, or information.
4. Generically, any small thing.

## Etymology
From tid (“fond, tender, nice”) + bit (“morsel”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tibet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibet-vs-tidbit)
- **tibia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tidbit)

## Common misspellings (9)
`itdbit`, `tdibit`, `tibdit`, `tidbbit`, `tidbitt`, `tidbti`, `tiddbit`, `tidibt`, `ttidbit`

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