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How to spell spot
What it means: A small mark or area that differs from its surroundings.
In a sentence: The dog has a brown spot on its fur.
The part people get wrong
Often misspelled as spott or splot.
Same family: spots, spotted, spotting, spotless, hotspot. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: “Spot” comes from Middle English and originally meant a stain or small mark. Over time, the idea of “a small place or position” led to its modern use for a job or role, like “a spot in the company.”
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