bottle out
"bottle-out" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bottle out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bottle-out · bottle out · English
bottle out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bottle out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bottle out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bottle out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.".
bottle out has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is bottle out, spelled B-O-T-T-L-E- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bottle out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I had really wanted to dive off the 10-metre platform, but in the end I bottled out.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.