# blot

> English word · Noun · IPA /blɒt/ · frequency rank #27,745

## Definitions
1. A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
2. A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.
3. A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier.
4. An exposed piece in backgammon.

## Etymology
From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).

## Easily confused with
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bo)
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bt)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-but)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-box)
- **bob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bob)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bro)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bow)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-boo)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bot)
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bon)
- **Boi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-boi)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bop)
- **bog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bog)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bom)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-boa)
- **bod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bod)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bor)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bok)
- **bol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blot-vs-bol)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bblot`, `bllot`, `blott`, `blto`, `lbot`

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