# sot

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɒt/ · frequency rank #40,453

## Definitions
1. Stupid person; fool.
2. Drunkard.

## Etymology
From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval Latin sottus (“foolish”), of obscure origin and relation. Possibly an expressive interjection, similar to French zut! (“damn it!”).
Compare Middle Low German sot (“insane, foolish, stupid”), Middle Dutch sot ("foolish, absurd, stupid"; > modern Dutch zot), French sot (“stupid, foolish, goofy”).

## Easily confused with
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-su)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sw)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sv)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sy)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sum)
- **spy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-spy)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sue)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-spa)
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-soy)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sup)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-std)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sow)
- **SQL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sql)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sot-vs-sta)

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