# SWAT

> English word · Noun · IPA /swɒt/ · frequency rank #15,927

## Definitions
1. Acronym of special weapons and tactics, the area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
2. A SWAT team.

## Easily confused with
- **swim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swim)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-sway)
- **swot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swot)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swig)
- **sweet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-sweet)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swear)
- **swift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swift)
- **sweat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-sweat)
- **swept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swept)
- **swath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swath)
- **sweaty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-sweaty)
- **sweats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-sweats)
- **swatch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swat-vs-swatch)
- **SA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sa-vs-swat)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sw-vs-swat)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/say-vs-swat)
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/set-vs-swat)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saw-vs-swat)
- **sea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sea-vs-swat)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/san-vs-swat)

## Common misspellings (6)
`sawt`, `sswat`, `swatt`, `swta`, `swwat`, `wsat`

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