butt in
"butt-in" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“butt in” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
Corpus desk
Index EN-butt-in · butt in · English
butt in · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | butt in |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “butt in” in English
Rare enough to double-check
butt in is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for butt in, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is butt in, spelled B-U-T-T- -I-N.
Definition
- 1To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).
- 2To join a queue not at the end, but in the middle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how butt in appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hey, this is none of your business; don’t butt in!
Forgive me for butting in.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.