bottom

/ˈbɒtəm/

//ˈbɒtəm// adj

The verdict

“bottom” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,225
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-bottom · bottom · Portuguese

bottom · rank #23,225 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,225
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bordado

Nearest frequency peer: bordado (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “bottom”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “bottom” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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 boto
67% similar
bottom vs botão
67% similar

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

Key facts for bottom
PropertyValue
Headwordbottom
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɒtəm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,225
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bottom”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bottomcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bordado” (#23,224), “brincalhão” (#23,228), “button” (#23,230). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bottom” fica em #23,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bottom (IPA /ˈbɒtəm/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,225 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "button", "boto", "botão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is bottom, spelled B-O-T-T-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    básico
  2. 2
    inferior
  3. 3
    fundamental
  4. 4
    basilar
  5. 5
    último

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

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

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bottom - 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.

bbottom1botom1bototm2bottmo2bottomm1btotom2obttom2
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 Portuguese 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 /ˈbɒtəm/.
What does "bottom" mean?
As an adjective, "bottom" means: básico
What words are commonly confused with "bottom"?
"bottom" is commonly confused with "button", "boto", "botão". 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 /ˈbɒtəm/. 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 Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list