Which to use
“bottom” is a noun and “bottomed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,521
- “bottom” frequency rank
- #33,154
- “bottomed” frequency rank
- 34675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bottom | bottomed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The lowest part of anything. | Having some specified type of bottom. |
Letter map: bottom vs bottomed
Shared letters muted; letters that set bottom and bottomed apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. bottom runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against bottomed's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: bottom vs bottomed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bottom is anoun and bottomedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bottom” sits inside “bottomed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bottom is recorded at frequency rank #1,521, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɒ.təm/. bottomed is at rank #33,154, tagged as anadj.
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 34675, this pair ranks #318,715 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bottom vs bottomed
Shared letters: bmot. Private to "bottom": -. Private to "bottomed": de.
"bottom" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "bottomed" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bottom" and "bottomed" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bottom" or "bottomed"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bottom" and "bottomed".
- Full dictionary entry for "bottom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bottomed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,715 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bottom" and "bottomed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boomed vs bottomed". 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 #318,715 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.