# butchery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʊt͡ʃəɹi/ · frequency rank #49,237

## Definitions
1. The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
2. An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
3. The butchering of meat.
4. A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
5. A meat market.

## Etymology
From Middle English bocherie, from Old French. See butcher for more.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbutchery`, `btuchery`, `bucthery`, `butcchery`, `butcehry`, `butcherry`, `butcheryy`, `butcheyr`, `butchhery`, `butchrey`, `buthcery`, `buttchery`, `ubtchery`

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