bottle
[bɒtl ̩]
The verdict
“bottle” is uncommon German (frequency #69,065 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,065
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Flasche: Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiede...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bottle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɒtl ̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,065 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bottle” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bottle is uncommon German at frequency #69,065 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɒtl ̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Flasche: Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiede...".
bottle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bottle, spelled B-O-T-T-L-E.
Definition
- 1die Flasche: Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung und zum Transport von Flüssigkeiten oder auch Gasen mit charakteristischer bauchiger, zylindrischer, quaderförmiger oder ähnlicher Form (mit Hals) aus verschiedenem Material wie Glas, Plastik, Metall, Keramik
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bottle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-T-T-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.