Which to use
“bile” and “bite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,905
- “bile” frequency rank
- #4,312
- “bite” frequency rank
- 30217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bile | bite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humeur sécrétée par le foie et stockée dans la vésicule biliaire. | Pénis ; verge. |
Where the eye mixes bile and bite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bile vs bite
A purely visual mix-up. bile (\bil\) 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 a single letter - l in “bile” becomes t in “bite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bile is recorded at frequency rank #25,905, classified as anoun, pronounced \bil\. 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 30217, this pair ranks #311,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bile vs bite
Shared letters: bei. Private to "bile": l. Private to "bite": t.
"bile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bile" for "bite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bile" vs "bite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bile" 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 #311,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bile" and "bite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bold". 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 #311,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.