# butte

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbjuːt/ · frequency rank #25,693

## Definitions
1. An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰudʰmḗn
Borrowed from French butte (“mound”). Related to butt via a West Germanic cognate.

## Easily confused with
- **byte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-byte)
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-butts)
- **button** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-button)
- **butter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-butter)
- **butted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-butted)
- **butters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-butters)
- **buttery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butte-vs-buttery)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/but-vs-butte)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bite-vs-butte)
- **butt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butt-vs-butte)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bust-vs-butte)
- **Burt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burt-vs-butte)
- **bunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunt-vs-butte)
- **bute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bute-vs-butte)
- **bate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bate-vs-butte)
- **batt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-butte)
- **betty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/betty-vs-butte)
- **burke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burke-vs-butte)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brute-vs-butte)
- **butch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butch-vs-butte)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbutte`, `btute`, `butet`, `ubtte`

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