# shouted vs spotted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shouted
*verb · IPA /ˈʃaʊtɪd/ · frequency rank #9,955*
simple past and past participle of shout

### spotted
*adjective · IPA [ˈspɒtɪ̈d] · frequency rank #5,268*
Discoloured by spots; stained.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shouted-vs-spotted