Which to use
“bottin” and “button” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,908
- “bottin” frequency rank
- #27,353
- “button” frequency rank
- 72261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bottin | button |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annuaire des professionnels. | Butte. |
Where the eye mixes bottin and button
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bottin and button
A purely visual mix-up. bottin (\bɔ.tɛ̃\) and button (\by.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bottin is recorded at frequency rank #44,908, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔ.tɛ̃\. button is at rank #27,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \by.tɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72261, this pair ranks #44,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bottin vs button
Shared letters: bnot. Private to "bottin": i. Private to "button": u.
"bottin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "button" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bottin" and "button" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bottin" or "button"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bottin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "button" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bottin" and "button" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bottas vs bottin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #44,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.