bottled

verb

"bottled" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bottled” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #15,113 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#15,113
frequency rank, English
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of bottle

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bottled vs bowled
71% similar
bottled vs butted
71% similar
bottled vs bottles
86% similar

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

Key facts for bottled
PropertyValue
Headwordbottled
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,113
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bottled” sits in English 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). bottled lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for bottled is 7 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #15,113 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of bottle".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bottled, with forms such as "bbottled", "botled", and "botlted". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bowled", "butted", "bottles", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bottle + -ed. The correct English form is bottled, spelled B-O-T-T-L-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of bottle

Etymology

From bottle + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbottled,botled,botlted,botteld,bottlde,bottledd,bottlled,btotled,obttled

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bottled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbottled1botled1botlted2botteld2bottlde2bottledd1bottlled1btotled2
Edit distance from "bottled"

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 "bottled"?
"bottled" is spelled B-O-T-T-L-E-D.
What does "bottled" mean?
As a verb, "bottled" means: simple past and past participle of bottle
What words are commonly confused with "bottled"?
"bottled" is commonly confused with "bowled", "butted", "bottles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "bottled"?
From bottle + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “bottled”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-O-T-T-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “bowled” - see the side-by-side comparison. bottled vs bowled
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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