# butch

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #17,780

## Definitions
1. Of a lesbian (or any woman), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.

## Etymology
Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense of “masculine lesbian” developed.

## Easily confused with
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-butt)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-bute)
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-butts)
- **butte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-butte)
- **butcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-butcher)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/but-vs-butch)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/btc-vs-butch)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/both-vs-butch)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bush-vs-butch)
- **bath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bath-vs-butch)
- **buck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buck-vs-butch)
- **beth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beth-vs-butch)
- **bach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bach-vs-butch)
- **beach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beach-vs-butch)
- **bitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bitch-vs-butch)
- **bunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunch-vs-butch)
- **bench** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bench-vs-butch)
- **batch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batch-vs-butch)
- **birch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birch-vs-butch)
- **Busch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busch-vs-butch)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbutch`, `btuch`, `bucth`, `butcch`, `butchh`, `buthc`, `buttch`, `ubtch`

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