Spott

[ʃpɔt]

/[ʃpɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spott” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,219
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schadenfrohes Belustigen über jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spott · Spott · German

Spott · rank #15,219 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,219
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spendet

Nearest frequency peer: spendet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Spott“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Spott“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Spott vs statt
40% similar
Spott vs stört
20% similar
Spott vs spürt
40% similar

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

Key facts for Spott
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpɔt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,219
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spott“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spottliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spendet“ (#15,218), „Sprengstoff“ (#15,220), „Speer“ (#15,217). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spott“ bei #15,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Spott (IPA [ʃpɔt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,219 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schadenfrohes Belustigen über jemanden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spott, with forms such as "psott", "soptt", and "sppott". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "statt", "stört", "spürt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spott, spelled S-P-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    schadenfrohes Belustigen über jemanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Spott appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Drei Tage lang war der Dieb am Pranger dem Spott und Hohn der Gesellschaft ausgesetzt.
  2. „Ich empfand das nicht als Spott, obwohl jeder ihrer Sätze einen spöttischen Unterton hatte, ich war glücklich, daß sie etwas sagte, das so genau meiner Stimmung entsprach.“

This word in other languages

mockery(English)burla(Español)raillerie(Français)burla(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psott
  • soptt
  • sppott
  • sptot
  • sspott

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spott - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psott2soptt2sppott1sptot2sspott1
Edit distance from "Spott"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spott"?
"Spott" is spelled S-P-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɔt].
What does "Spott" mean?
As a noun, "Spott" means: schadenfrohes Belustigen über jemanden
What words are commonly confused with "Spott"?
"Spott" is commonly confused with "statt", "stört", "spürt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spott" is [ʃpɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spott" come from?
"Spott" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Speer#15,217starr#15,222Unfug#15,236scheu#15,198

Similar misspelling depth

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

Reha5 variantsOECD5 variantsNizza5 variantsMatte5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list