Which to use
“bites” and “bits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,866
- “bites” frequency rank
- #16,308
- “bits” frequency rank
- 31174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bites | bits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bite. | Pluriel de bit. |
Same sound, different letters: bites vs bits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - bites / bits
This is the hard kind. bites and bits are pronounced identically (\bit\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bites is recorded at frequency rank #14,866, classified as anoun, pronounced \bit\. 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 31174, this pair ranks #305,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bites vs bits
Shared letters: bist. Private to "bites": e. Private to "bits": -.
"bites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bites" and "bits" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bites" or "bits"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "bites" 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 #305,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bites" and "bits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bits vs Butt". 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 #305,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.