Which to use
“spot” is a noun and “spots” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,457
- “spot” frequency rank
- #24,933
- “spots” frequency rank
- 34390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spot | spots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein kleiner runder Fleck, der sich in Farbe oder Beschaffenheit von der Umgebung absetzt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spot |
Letter map: spot vs spots
Shared letters muted; letters that set spot and spots apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for spot / spots
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spot is anoun and spotsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “spot” sits inside “spots”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spot is recorded at frequency rank #9,457, classified as anoun, pronounced [spɒt]. spots is at rank #24,933, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 34390, this pair ranks #1,664,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spot vs spots
Shared letters: opst. Private to "spot": -. Private to "spots": -.
"spot" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "spots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spot" for "spots" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spot" or "spots"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spot" and "spots".
- Full dictionary entry for "spot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,664,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spot" and "spots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spots". 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 #1,664,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.