butters

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The verdict

“butters” is uncommon German (frequency #91,422 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,422
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs butter

Key facts for butters
PropertyValue
Headwordbutters
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “butters” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). butters lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

butters is uncommon German at frequency #91,422 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs butter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for butters in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is butters, spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs butter

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 "butters"?
"butters" is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "butters" mean?
As a verb, "butters" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs butter
How do you pronounce "butters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "butters" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "butters" come from?
"butters" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “butters”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-T-T-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list