byte
Portuguese, noun/ˈbaj.t͡ʃi/
byte is spelled B-Y-T-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Byte is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “byte (unit equivalent to 8 bits)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sequência adjacente de dígitos binários; símbolo: B”.
What does byte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebyte (unit equivalent to 8 bits)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sequência adjacente de dígitos binários; símbolo: B 2. sequência adjacente de dígitos binários, formado por oito bites (2³ bites), é utilizado como uma unidade de informação, podendo representar números inteiros de 0 até 255; símbolo: B
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of byte
- bytes plural
- B abbreviation
- baite alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce byte?
- Brazil /ˈbaj.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˈbaɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- Portugal /ˈbaj.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to byte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is byte in Portuguese?
byte appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).