Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spotted

[ˈspɒtɪ̈d]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: spot-ted
IPA: [ˈspɒtɪ̈d]

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Discoloured by spots; stained.

adj

Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).

verb

simple past and past participle of spot

Example Sentences

"a spotted hyena"

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [ˈspɒtɪ̈d]

Inflected Forms

more spotted (comparative) most spotted (superlative)

Derived Forms

blackspotted bloodspotted bluespotted brownspotted greenspotted nonspotted orangespotted pinkspotted prespotted purplespotted redspotted spottedly

Phrases

African spotted creeper Atlantic spotted dolphin common spotted orchid eastern spotted skunk eight-spotted flea beetle European spotted flycatcher greater spotted eagle great spotted kiwi

Synonyms

blotched blotchy stained spotty patched

Rhymes With

plotted allotted slotted potted carotid knotted rotted trotted swatted jotted dotted besotted

Questions

How do you pronounce spotted?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈspɒtɪ̈d].
What does spotted mean?: Discoloured by spots; stained.

How to pronounce spotted

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