bottomless

/ˈbɒtəm.ləs/

//ˈbɒtəm.ləs// adj

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"bottomless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bottomless” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,342
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no bottom.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bottomless · bottomless · English

bottomless · rank #30,342 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,342
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH BPM

Nearest frequency peer: BPM (+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 “bottomless”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bottomless” 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
Key facts for bottomless
PropertyValue
Headwordbottomless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɒtəm.ləs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,342
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bottomless”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bottomlesslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “BPM” (#30,343), “Bondi” (#30,340), “bok” (#30,339). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bottomless” is #30,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bottomless (IPA /ˈbɒtəm.ləs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,342 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bottomless, with forms such as "bbottomless", "botomless", and "bototmless". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English botemles, botmeles, equivalent to bottom + -less. Cognate with West Frisian boaiemleas (“bottomless”), Dutch bodemloos (“bottomless”), German Low German boddenloos (“bottomless”), German bodenlos (“bottomless”), Swedish bottenlös (“botto… The correct English form is bottomless, spelled B-O-T-T-O-M-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no bottom.
  2. 2
    Extremely deep.
  3. 3
    Having no bounds; limitless.
  4. 4
    Of a meal: accompanied by unlimited drinks.
  5. 5
    Difficult to understand; unfathomable.
  6. 6
    refillable (usually for iced tea or other such cold beverages)
  7. 7
    Not wearing clothes below the waist; particularly not wearing clothes that would cover the genitalia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The vast swamps of Southern Ontario proved a grim nightmare to the construction gangs. Treacherous and seemingly bottomless, the swamps swallowed thousands of tons of timber and debris, yet still afforded no firm surface on which the track could be laid.
  2. And while the railway's finances will forever remain a bottomless black hole, Highways England finances are rapidly becoming a bottomless pothole!

Etymology

From Middle English botemles, botmeles, equivalent to bottom + -less. Cognate with West Frisian boaiemleas (“bottomless”), Dutch bodemloos (“bottomless”), German Low German boddenloos (“bottomless”), German bodenlos (“bottomless”), Swedish bottenlös (“bottomless”), Icelandic botnlaus (“bottomless”).

Synonyms

boundlesslimitlessunbottomedunboundeddeep and Thesaurus:infinite

This word in other languages

insondable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbottomless
  • botomless
  • bototmless
  • bottmoless
  • bottolmess
  • bottomelss
  • bottomles
  • bottomlless
  • bottomlses
  • bottommless
  • btotomless
  • obttomless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbottomless1botomless1bototmless2bottmoless2bottolmess2bottomelss2bottomles1bottomlless1
Edit distance from "bottomless"

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 "bottomless"?
"bottomless" is spelled B-O-T-T-O-M-L-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɒtəm.ləs/.
What does "bottomless" mean?
As an adjective, "bottomless" means: Having no bottom.
What are common misspellings of "bottomless"?
Common misspellings include "bbottomless", "botomless", "bototmless", "bottmoless", "bottolmess". The correct spelling is "bottomless".
How do you pronounce "bottomless"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bottomless" is /ˈbɒtəm.ləs/. 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 "bottomless"?
From Middle English botemles, botmeles, equivalent to bottom + -less. Cognate with West Frisian boaiemleas (“bottomless”), Dutch bodemloos (“bottomless”), German Low German boddenloos (“bottomless”), German bodenlos (“bottomless”), Swedish bottenl... 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 "bottomless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list