# bottleneck

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,940

## Definitions
1. The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
2. The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
3. In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
4. The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

## Etymology
From bottle + neck.

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbottleneck`, `botleneck`, `botlteneck`, `bottelneck`, `bottleenck`, `bottlencek`, `bottlenecck`, `bottleneckk`, `bottlenekc`, `bottlenneck`, `bottlleneck`, `bottlneeck`, `btotleneck`, `obttleneck`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bottleneck