butters
but·ters/ˈbʌ.tɚz/adjective, noun, verb
butters is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (but·ters). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, butters means “Ugly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in butters?
| Letters | 7: B-U-T-T-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: but·ters |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is butters?
Butters appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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).
How do you pronounce butters?
- UK /ˈbʌt.əz/
- US /ˈbʌ.tɚz/
- US [ˈbʌ.ɾɚz]
Butters has 2 syllables, split but·ters in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with butters?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as butters from its last stressed vowel (/ʌtəɹz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does butters mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKslangUgly.
noun
- 1
plural of butter
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of butter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does butters come from?
Originally a clipping of butterface (“a person with an attractive body but an unattractive face”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).