beauty spot
/ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/
"beauty-spot" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“beauty spot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-beauty-spot · beauty spot · English
beauty spot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beauty spot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “beauty spot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
beauty spot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
beauty spot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From beauty (noun) + spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”). The correct English form is beauty spot, spelled B-E-A-U-T-Y- -S-P-O-T.
Definition
- 1A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
- 2A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
- 3A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
- 4A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
- 5A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beauty spot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But if righteounſeſs be ſuch a beauty-ſpot in thine eyes novv, hovv is it that vvickedneſs vvas ſo cloſely ſtuck to by thee before.
I need not deſcribe to thee her hand and arm. VVhen thou ſavveſt her, I took notice that thy eyes dvvelt upon them, vvhenever thou couldſt ſpare them from that beauty-ſpot of vvonders, her face.
Etymology
From beauty (noun) + spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.