Which to use
“bite” and “bitume” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,312
- “bite” frequency rank
- #18,412
- “bitume” frequency rank
- 22724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bite | bitume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pénis ; verge. | Matière minérale, inflammable, liquide et jaunâtre, ou solide et noire. |
Where the eye mixes bite and bitume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bite vs bitume
A purely visual mix-up. bite (\bit\) and bitume (\bi.tym\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bite is recorded at frequency rank #4,312, classified as anoun, pronounced \bit\. bitume is at rank #18,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bi.tym\.
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 22724, this pair ranks #356,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bite vs bitume
Shared letters: beit. Private to "bite": -. Private to "bitume": mu.
"bite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bitume" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bite" for "bitume" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bite" vs "bitume" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bitume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bite" and "bitume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bidule vs bitume". 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 #356,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.