how to pronounce bottom

/ˈbɒt.əm/

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bottom is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bottom in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… usually more like bottom-up than …”

meaning of bottom

Bottom means the part of something that is below the top.

bottom frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word bottom occurs in english on average 75.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.