butt out
"butt-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“butt out” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | butt out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “butt out” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for butt out is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “butt out”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-T-T- -O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.