# butcher's

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #36,060

## Definitions
1. Synonym of butchershop.
2. A look (short form of butcher's hook)

## Etymology
From butcher + -’s, presumably abbreviation of butcher’s shop or similar; compare greengrocer’s etc.

## Easily confused with
- **butchery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butcher-s-vs-butchery)
- **butchered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butcher-s-vs-butchered)
- **butcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butcher-vs-butcher-s)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbutcher's`, `btucher's`, `bucther's`, `butccher's`, `butcehr's`, `butche'rs`, `butcher'ss`, `butcherr's`, `butchers'`, `butchher's`, `butchre's`, `buthcer's`, `buttcher's`, `ubtcher's`

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