beauty spot

/ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/

//ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt// noun

"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

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Key facts for beauty spot
PropertyValue
Headwordbeauty spot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “beauty spot” in English

beauty spotsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
  2. 2
    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
  3. 3
    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
  4. 4
    A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
  5. 5
    A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beauty spot"?
"beauty spot" is spelled B-E-A-U-T-Y- -S-P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/.
What does "beauty spot" mean?
As a noun, "beauty spot" means: A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
How do you pronounce "beauty spot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beauty spot" is /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "beauty spot"?
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”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list