# spoilt

> English word · Adjective · IPA /spɔɪlt/ · frequency rank #25,591

## Definitions
1. Having lost its original value
2. Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
3. Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

## Easily confused with
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoilt-vs-spot)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoilt-vs-sport)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoilt-vs-spout)
- **spool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoilt-vs-spool)
- **sprint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoilt-vs-sprint)
- **soil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soil-vs-spoilt)
- **spit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spit-vs-spoilt)
- **silt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silt-vs-spoilt)
- **split** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/split-vs-spoilt)
- **spill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spill-vs-spoilt)
- **spoil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoil-vs-spoilt)
- **spelt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelt-vs-spoilt)
- **spilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spilt-vs-spoilt)
- **spoils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoils-vs-spoilt)
- **splint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splint-vs-spoilt)
- **spoiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiled-vs-spoilt)
- **spoiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spoilt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psoilt`, `sopilt`, `spiolt`, `spoillt`, `spoiltt`, `spoitl`, `spolit`, `sppoilt`, `sspoilt`

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