# buttermilk

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/ · frequency rank #30,716

## Definitions
1. The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.
2. Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
3. A light yellow color, like that of buttermilk.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English butter-melke, equivalent to butter + milk. Cognate with German Low German Bottermelk (“buttermilk”), German Buttermilch (“buttermilk”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbuttermilk`, `btutermilk`, `butermilk`, `butetrmilk`, `buttemrilk`, `butterimlk`, `buttermikl`, `buttermilkk`, `buttermillk`, `buttermlik`, `buttermmilk`, `butterrmilk`, `buttremilk`, `ubttermilk`

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