bottle

/ˈbɒt.l̩/

//ˈbɒt.l̩// noun

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"bottle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bottle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,613
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bottle · bottle · English

bottle · rank #2,613 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,613
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH BBC

Nearest frequency peer: BBC (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bottle”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bottle” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

bottle vs Boyle
50% similar
bottle vs butte
67% similar
bottle vs bottom
67% similar

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

Key facts for bottle
PropertyValue
Headwordbottle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɒt.l̩/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,613
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bottle”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bottlelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “BBC” (#2,612), “bunch” (#2,614), “assume” (#2,611). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bottle” is #2,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bottle (IPA /ˈbɒt.l̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,613 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bottle, with forms such as "bbottle", "botle", and "botlte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Boyle", "butte", "bottom", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Late Latin butticula Old French boteillebor. Middle English botel English bottle From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old French boteil… The correct English form is bottle, spelled B-O-T-T-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
  2. 2
    The contents of such a container.
  3. 3
    A container with a rubber nipple used for giving liquids to infants, a baby bottle.
  4. 4
    (originally bottle and glass as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
  5. 5
    A container of hair dye, hence with one’s hair color produced by dyeing.
  6. 6
    Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beer is often sold in bottles.
  2. He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he’d never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Late Latin butticula Old French boteillebor. Middle English botel English bottle From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old French boteille, from Late Latin butticula, diminutive of buttis (“cask”). Doublet of botija. Displaced native pinne and non-native Old English ampella. Broadly overtook Old English flasce.

Synonyms

baby's bottlefeeding bottlenursing bottleballscouragegutsnervepluck

Antonyms

cowardice

This word in other languages

botella(Español)bouteille(Français)Flasche(Deutsch)garrafa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbottle
  • botle
  • botlte
  • bottel
  • bottlle
  • btotle
  • obttle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bottle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbottle1botle1botlte2bottel2bottlle1btotle2obttle2
Edit distance from "bottle"

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 English 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 /ˈbɒt.l̩/.
What does "bottle" mean?
As a noun, "bottle" means: A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
What words are commonly confused with "bottle"?
"bottle" is commonly confused with "Boyle", "butte", "bottom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bottle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bottle" is /ˈbɒt.l̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bottle"?
Etymology tree Latin buttis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus Late Latin butticula Old French boteillebor. Middle English botel English bottle From Middle English botel (“bottle, flask, wineskin”), from Old Fre... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

assume#2,611Andrew#2,610afford#2,609cheese#2,617

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fruit7 variantsteeth7 variantsindex7 variantsoccurred7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list