Which to use
“bias” and “bits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,472
- “bias” frequency rank
- #16,308
- “bits” frequency rank
- 61780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bias | bits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Préjugé, parti pris. | Pluriel de bit. |
Where the eye mixes bias and bits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bias and bits
A purely visual mix-up. bias (\ˈbaɪ.əs\) and bits (\bit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “bias” becomes t in “bits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bias is recorded at frequency rank #45,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈbaɪ.əs\. bits is at rank #16,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bit\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61780, this pair ranks #90,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bias vs bits
Shared letters: bis. Private to "bias": a. Private to "bits": t.
"bias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bias" and "bits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bias" or "bits"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bias" and "bits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bias" and "bits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bias vs bihan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #90,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.