spot
/spɑt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
noun
A stain or disfiguring mark.
noun
A symbol on a playing card, domino, die, etc. indicating its value; a pip.
noun
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."
- "Why do ladybugs have spots?"
- "I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out."
- "That morning, I saw that a spot had come up on my chin."
- "I think she's got chicken pox; she's covered in spots."
- "Do come 'round on Sunday for a spot of tea, won't you?"
Etymology
From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”). Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /spɑt/
- British English: /spɒt/