# Scot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɒt/ · frequency rank #20,219

## Definitions
1. A person born in or native to Scotland.

## Etymology
From Old English Scottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scotti (see Scōtī for more).
See Scoti.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-so)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-set)
- **son** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-son)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sit)
- **SEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-seo)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sox)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sol)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sos)
- **SOB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sob)
- **sod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sod)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-som)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sho)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-soe)
- **SMT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-smt)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sop)
- **soi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-soi)
- **SoA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-soa)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scot-vs-sou)

## Common misspellings (4)
`sccot`, `scto`, `soct`, `sscot`

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