Which to use
“bites” and “BTS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,866
- “bites” frequency rank
- #10,283
- “BTS” frequency rank
- 25149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bites | BTS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bite. | Type de diplôme bac + 2. |
Where the eye mixes bites and BTS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bites vs BTS
A purely visual mix-up. bites (\bit\) and BTS (\be.te.ɛs\) 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 25149, 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\. BTS is at rank #10,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced \be.te.ɛs\.
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 25149, this pair ranks #342,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bites vs BTS
Shared letters: bst. Private to "bites": ei. Private to "BTS": -.
"bites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "BTS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bites ← bbites · biets · bitess · bitse · bittes · bties · ibtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bites" for "BTS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bites" vs "BTS" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "BTS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bites" and "BTS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bites 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 #342,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.