bottom

/ˈbɒt.əm/

//ˈbɒt.əm// noun

The verdict

“bottom” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,168
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fondo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bottom · bottom · Spanish

bottom · rank #45,168 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,168
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bring

Nearest frequency peer: bring (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bottom”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bottom” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

bottom vs button
67% similar
bottom vs boom
67% similar
bottom vs botón
50% similar

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

Key facts for bottom
PropertyValue
Headwordbottom
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɒt.əm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,168
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bottom”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bottomcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bring” (#45,169), “bordar” (#45,166), “Briones” (#45,170). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bottom” va en #45,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bottom (IPA /ˈbɒt.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,168 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bottom, with forms such as "bbottom", "botom", and "bototm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "button", "boom", "botón", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is bottom, spelled B-O-T-T-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fondo.
  2. 2
    Base, pie, parte inferior.
  3. 3
    Trasero, culo.
  4. 4
    Buque de carga.
  5. 5
    Bodega, sentina, obra viva.
  6. 6
    Segunda parte de un inning de béisbol.
  7. 7
    Quark fondo.
  8. 8
    Integridad, entereza, carácter.
  9. 9
    Pasivo (hombre gay que disfruta de ser penetrado).
  10. 10
    Sumiso (persona que ejerce el rol receptivo en una relación sadomasoquista o de dominación).

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbottom
  • botom
  • bototm
  • bottmo
  • bottomm
  • btotom
  • obttom
  • vottom

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bottom - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbottom1botom1bototm2bottmo2bottomm1btotom2obttom2vottom1
Edit distance from "bottom"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list