bottle

[bɒtl ̩]

/[bɒtl ̩]/ noun

The verdict

“bottle” is uncommon German (frequency #69,065 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,065
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-bottle · bottle · German

bottle · rank #69,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,065
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH booms

Nearest frequency peer: booms (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bottle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bottle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bottle
PropertyValue
Headwordbottle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɒtl ̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,065
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bottle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bottlefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „booms“ (#69,064), „bombastisch“ (#69,063), „Boliden“ (#69,062). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bottle“ bei #69,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bottle is uncommon German at frequency #69,065 among 5,818 “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

  1. 1
    die 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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bottle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. fill a bottle with water

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bottle"?
"bottle" is spelled B-O-T-T-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bɒtl ̩].
What does "bottle" mean?
As a noun, "bottle" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "bottle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bottle" is [bɒtl ̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bottle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bottle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list