buttons

/ˈbʌt.ənz/

//ˈbʌt.ənz// noun

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"buttons" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“buttons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,317
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of button

Corpus desk

Index EN-buttons · buttons · English

buttons · rank #7,317 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,317
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bump

Nearest frequency peer: bump (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “buttons”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “buttons” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

buttons vs butts
71% similar
buttons vs Buxton
57% similar
buttons vs button
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for buttons
PropertyValue
Headwordbuttons
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbʌt.ənz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,317
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “buttons”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).buttonslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bump” (#7,316), “cart” (#7,318), “Bryan” (#7,315). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “buttons” is #7,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around buttons (IPA /ˈbʌt.ənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,317 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of button".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for buttons, with forms such as "bbuttons", "btutons", and "butons". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "butts", "Buxton", "button", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is buttons, spelled B-U-T-T-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of button

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuttons
  • btutons
  • butons
  • butotns
  • buttnos
  • buttonns
  • buttonss
  • buttosn
  • ubttons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of buttons - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbuttons1btutons2butons1butotns2buttnos2buttonns1buttonss1buttosn2
Edit distance from "buttons"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buttons"?
"buttons" is spelled B-U-T-T-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbʌt.ənz/.
What does "buttons" mean?
As a noun, "buttons" means: plural of button
What words are commonly confused with "buttons"?
"buttons" is commonly confused with "butts", "Buxton", "button". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "buttons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buttons" is /ˈbʌt.ənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buttons" come from?
"buttons" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "buttons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bicycle#7,314cocaine#7,321archive#7,311Abraham#7,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

circus9 variantsabsent9 variantswicked9 variantsvector9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list