# scuttle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskʌt.l̩/ · frequency rank #42,399

## Definitions
1. A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
2. A broad, shallow basket.
3. A dish, platter or a trencher.

## Etymology
From Middle English scuttel, scutel, from Old English scutel (“dish, platter”), from Latin scutella, diminutive form of Latin scutra (“flat tray, dish”), perhaps related to Latin scutum (“shield”); compare Dutch schotel and German Schüssel.

## Easily confused with
- **settle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scuttle-vs-settle)
- **subtle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scuttle-vs-subtle)
- **Seattle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scuttle-vs-seattle)
- **shuttle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scuttle-vs-shuttle)
- **Scottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scottie-vs-scuttle)
- **scuffle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scuffle-vs-scuttle)

## Common misspellings (9)
`csuttle`, `sccuttle`, `sctutle`, `scutle`, `scutlte`, `scuttel`, `scuttlle`, `sscuttle`, `sucttle`

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