butternut
noun
butternut is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-N-U-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, butternut means “A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of butternut is butternuts.
How many letters and syllables are in butternut?
| Letters | 9: B-U-T-T-E-R-N-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is butternut?
Butternut appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of butternut
- butternuts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does butternut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
- 2
The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
- 3
The nut of this walnut tree.
- 4
A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
- 5
The souari nut.
- 6
Butternut squash.
He made a delicious butternut soup.
noun
- 1
USobsoleteSouthern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing
- 2
USobsoleteA Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Butternut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | noyer cendré, noyer à beurre |
| German | Butternussbaum, grauer Walnussbaum, Graunuss, Butternuss , graue Walnuss |
| Spanish | nogal blanco americano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does butternut come from?
From butter + nut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).