butt out
"butt-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“butt out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
Corpus desk
Index EN-butt-out · butt out · English
butt out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “butt out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
butt out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To stop interfering; mind one's own business.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for butt out, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modelled after butt in. The correct English form is butt out, spelled B-U-T-T- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how butt out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The government should butt out of people's private lives.
Etymology
Modelled after butt in.
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.