Which to use
“bits” and “Butt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,308
- “bits” frequency rank
- #46,624
- “Butt” frequency rank
- 62932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bits | Butt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de bit. | Flet, fléteau Platichthys flesus |
Where the eye mixes bits and Butt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bits vs Butt
A purely visual mix-up. bits (\bit\) and Butt (\bʊt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bits is recorded at frequency rank #16,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \bit\. Butt is at rank #46,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʊt\.
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 62932, this pair ranks #84,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bits vs Butt
Shared letters: bt. Private to "bits": is. Private to "Butt": u.
"bits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Butt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bits" and "Butt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bits" or "Butt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Butt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bits" and "Butt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bury 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 #84,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.