# sprout

> English word · Noun · IPA /spɹaʊt/ · frequency rank #25,219

## Definitions
1. A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
2. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
3. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
4. A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
5. A child.
6. A Brussels sprout.

## Etymology
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.

## Easily confused with
- **stout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprout-vs-stout)
- **strut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprout-vs-strut)
- **Stroud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprout-vs-stroud)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spot-vs-sprout)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sport-vs-sprout)
- **shout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shout-vs-sprout)
- **scout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scout-vs-sprout)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spout-vs-sprout)
- **snout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snout-vs-sprout)
- **sprint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprint-vs-sprout)
- **shroud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shroud-vs-sprout)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psrout`, `sporut`, `spprout`, `sprotu`, `sproutt`, `sprrout`, `spruot`, `srpout`, `ssprout`

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