spottet

[ˈʃpɔtət]

/[ˈʃpɔtət]/ verb

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The verdict

“spottet” is uncommon German (frequency #53,258 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,258
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten

Key facts for spottet
PropertyValue
Headwordspottet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpɔtət]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spottet” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spottet lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spottet is uncommon German at frequency #53,258 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpɔtət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spottet, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is spottet, spelled S-P-O-T-T-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten

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 "spottet"?
"spottet" is spelled S-P-O-T-T-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɔtət].
What does "spottet" mean?
As a verb, "spottet" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spotten
How do you pronounce "spottet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spottet" is [ˈʃpɔtət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spottet" come from?
"spottet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “spottet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-T-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɔtət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list