# esports

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,076

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of electronic sports, the competitive play of video games as a commercial spectator sport.

## Etymology
From e- + sports.

## Easily confused with
- **export** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esports-vs-export)
- **experts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/esports-vs-experts)
- **escort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/escort-vs-esports)
- **efforts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/efforts-vs-esports)

## Common misspellings (11)
`epsorts`, `esoprts`, `esporrts`, `esporst`, `esportss`, `esportts`, `espotrs`, `espports`, `esprots`, `essports`, `seports`

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