Which to use
“biceps” and “bites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,916
- “biceps” frequency rank
- #14,866
- “bites” frequency rank
- 45782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | biceps | bites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muscle dont la partie supérieure est divisée en deux : soit biceps brachial ou biceps fémoral. | Pluriel de bite. |
Where the eye mixes biceps and bites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. biceps runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against bites's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses biceps with bites
A purely visual mix-up. biceps (\bi.sɛps\) and bites (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
biceps is recorded at frequency rank #30,916, classified as anoun, pronounced \bi.sɛps\. bites is at rank #14,866, 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 45782, this pair ranks #200,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of biceps vs bites
Shared letters: beis. Private to "biceps": cp. Private to "bites": t.
"biceps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "biceps" for "bites" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "biceps" or "bites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "biceps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "biceps" and "bites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biceps vs biches". 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 #200,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.