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Spotted or spoted are two words that are confused and usually misspelled due to their similarity. For example, if you say, “i spotted a rare bird at the park,” you’re correctly noting that you saw a rare bird. When it comes to the english language, it's not uncommon to find words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same.
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Marked with or characterized by a spot or spots. Erin clements, people, 20 oct. / ˈspɑː.t̬ɪd / add to word list covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
Using “spoted” in this sentence would be incorrect and might confuse.
Sport to grant (an advantage) to (an opponent): See examples of spotted used in a sentence. Check which one to use! Something that is spotted has a pattern of spots on it.
One such example is spotted and spoted. although. [~ + object + object] he spotted his opponent a lead of fifty yards and still won the race. The correct spelling is spotted, while the incorrect spelling is spoted. spotted is the past tense of spot, meaning to see or notice something. [~ + object + to + object] she spotted him to a lead of.
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