# spore

> English word · Noun · IPA /spɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,101

## Definitions
1. A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
2. A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

## Etymology
From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed”), related to σπόρος (spóros, “sowing”) and σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”). Related to English spread).

## Easily confused with
- **SPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spr)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-sure)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spot)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spur)
- **story** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-story)
- **store** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-store)
- **stone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-stone)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-sport)
- **storm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-storm)
- **sword** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-sword)
- **spots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spots)
- **stole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-stole)
- **Spurs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spurs)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-stare)
- **sworn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-sworn)
- **stoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-stoke)
- **stove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-stove)
- **spree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spree)
- **swore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-swore)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spore-vs-spout)

## Common misspellings (7)
`psore`, `sopre`, `spoer`, `sporre`, `sppore`, `sproe`, `sspore`

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