Which to use
“bière” and “bite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,761
- “bière” frequency rank
- #4,312
- “bite” frequency rank
- 7073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bière | bite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boisson alcoolique fabriquée à partir des parties glucidiques de végétaux et d’eau, soumise à fermentation. | Pénis ; verge. |
Where the eye mixes bière and bite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bière vs bite
A purely visual mix-up. bière (\bjɛʁ\) and bite (\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 7073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bière is recorded at frequency rank #2,761, classified as anoun, pronounced \bjɛʁ\. bite is at rank #4,312, 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 7073, this pair ranks #424,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bière vs bite
Shared letters: bei. Private to "bière": rè. Private to "bite": t.
"bière" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "bite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bite ← bbite · biet · bitte · btie · ibte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bière" for "bite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bière" or "bite"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bière" and "bite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bite vs Bizet". 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 #424,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.