Butler

[ˈbatlɐ]

/[ˈbatlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Butler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,471
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diener, der bei einer wohlhabenden Familie (insbesondere in Großbritannien) arbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-butler · Butler · German

Butler · rank #12,471 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bremse

Nearest frequency peer: Bremse (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Butler“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Butler“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Butler vs Butter
83% similar
Butler vs Büttner
57% similar
Butler vs Bulle
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Butler
PropertyValue
HeadwordButler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbatlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,471
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Butler“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Butlerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bremse“ (#12,470), „Bürgerschaft“ (#12,472), „bewaffnete“ (#12,469). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Butler“ bei #12,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Butler (IPA [ˈbatlɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,471 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Diener, der bei einer wohlhabenden Familie (insbesondere in Großbritannien) arbeitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Butler, with forms such as "bbutler", "btuler", and "bulter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Butter", "Büttner", "Bulle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Butler, spelled B-U-T-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diener, der bei einer wohlhabenden Familie (insbesondere in Großbritannien) arbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Stellen Sie sich vor, meine Liebe, als unser Butler letzte Woche krank war, musste ich selbst ans Telefon gehen, wenn jemand anrief!
  2. „Natürlich hatte die Gräfin außer dem Butler noch anderes Personal: Zimmermädchen, Koch, Köchin, Gärtner, Zofe, Chauffeur.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbutler
  • btuler
  • bulter
  • butelr
  • butlerr
  • butller
  • butlre
  • buttler
  • ubtler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Butler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbutler1btuler2bulter2butelr2butlerr1butller1butlre2buttler1
Edit distance from "Butler"

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 "Butler"?
"Butler" is spelled B-U-T-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbatlɐ].
What does "Butler" mean?
As a noun, "Butler" means: Diener, der bei einer wohlhabenden Familie (insbesondere in Großbritannien) arbeitet
What words are commonly confused with "Butler"?
"Butler" is commonly confused with "Butter", "Büttner", "Bulle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Butler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Butler" is [ˈbatlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Butler" come from?
"Butler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list