bottoming

noun

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"bottoming" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bottoming” is uncommon English (frequency #59,915 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,915
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).

Key facts for bottoming
PropertyValue
Headwordbottoming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bottoming” 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). bottoming lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bottoming is uncommon English at frequency #59,915 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bottoming in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is bottoming, spelled B-O-T-T-O-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).
  2. 2
    A foundation (literal and figurative senses).
  3. 3
    Material used to line the bottom of something.
  4. 4
    A substance used to prepare a material for dyeing.
  5. 5
    Residue left at the bottom of something.
  6. 6
    The contouring of the wooden seat of a chair.
  7. 7
    The act of thoroughly cleaning something.

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 "bottoming"?
"bottoming" is spelled B-O-T-T-O-M-I-N-G.
What does "bottoming" mean?
As a noun, "bottoming" means: The act of something that bottoms; the point at which something bottoms (in various senses).
What language does "bottoming" come from?
"bottoming" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bottoming”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-O-T-T-O-M-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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