Which to use
“bottled” is a verb and “bottles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,113
- “bottled” frequency rank
- #5,193
- “bottles” frequency rank
- 20306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bottled | bottles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of bottle | plural of bottle |
Letter map: bottled vs bottles
Shared letters muted; letters that set bottled and bottles apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - bottled and bottles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bottled is averb and bottlesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “bottled” becomes s in “bottles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bottled is recorded at frequency rank #15,113, classified as averb. bottles is at rank #5,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɑtl̩z/.
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 20306, this pair ranks #432,026 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bottled vs bottles
Shared letters: belot. Private to "bottled": d. Private to "bottles": s.
"bottled" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "bottles" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bottled" for "bottles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bottled" vs "bottles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bottled" and "bottles".
- Full dictionary entry for "bottled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bottles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,026 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bottled" and "bottles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bottled vs butted". 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 #432,026 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.