# Scott

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /skɒt/ · frequency rank #1,965

## Definitions
1. An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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## Easily confused with
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-sot)
- **shot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-shot)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-sort)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-spot)
- **soft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-soft)
- **slot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-slot)
- **soot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-soot)
- **Soto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-soto)
- **snot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-snot)
- **swot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-swot)
- **short** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-short)
- **shoot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-shoot)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-sport)
- **shots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-shots)
- **spots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-spots)
- **shout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-shout)
- **scout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-scout)
- **stout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-stout)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-spout)
- **sloth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scott-vs-sloth)

## Common misspellings (5)
`csott`, `sccott`, `sctot`, `soctt`, `sscott`

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