# spelt

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɛlt/ · frequency rank #23,111

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of spell

## Etymology
From spell + -t. See spell.

## Easily confused with
- **SPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spl)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spot)
- **spit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spit)
- **spew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spew)
- **spent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spent)
- **spend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spend)
- **sweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-sweet)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-sport)
- **split** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-split)
- **sweat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-sweat)
- **swept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-swept)
- **sperm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-sperm)
- **spill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spill)
- **swell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-swell)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spout)
- **spilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spilt)
- **spurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spurt)
- **stent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-stent)
- **splat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-splat)
- **spiel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spiel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`pselt`, `seplt`, `spellt`, `speltt`, `spetl`, `splet`, `sppelt`, `sspelt`

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