Which to use
“bile” and “bit” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,325
- “bile” frequency rank
- #11,815
- “bit” frequency rank
- 61140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bile | bit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância amarelo-esverdeada secretada pelo fígado dos vertebrados e que atua no duodeno auxiliando especialmente na emulsificação e absorção das gorduras (é armazenada na vesícula biliar) | ver bite |
Where the eye mixes bile and bit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bile with bit
A purely visual mix-up. bile (/ˈbi.li/) and bit (/bit/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bile is recorded at frequency rank #49,325, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbi.li/. bit is at rank #11,815, 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 61140, this pair ranks #7,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bile vs bit
Shared letters: bi. Private to "bile": el. Private to "bit": t.
"bile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bit" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bile ← bbile · biel · bille · blie · ible
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bile" and "bit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bile" or "bit"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bile" and "bit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bile" and "bit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bué". 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 #7,286 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.