buttload
noun
buttload is spelled B-U-T-T-L-O-A-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buttload means “A large amount carried in a butt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buttload is buttloads.
How many letters and syllables are in buttload?
| Letters | 8: B-U-T-T-L-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 buttload?
Buttload appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 buttload?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-buttload.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buttload
- buttloads plural
- butt-load
- butt load
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buttload mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKobsoleteA regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
- 2
UKdatedA large amount carried in a butt.
We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans.
- 3
slangvulgarAny large but unspecific amount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).