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How to pronounce splot

Say it like SPLOT. Splot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/splɑt/SPLOT
UK British/splɒt/SPLOT
  • SPLOT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Splot pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SPLOTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of splot

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: SPLOT.

What does splot mean?

noun
  1. A spot; splotch.

Where does splot come from?

From Middle English *splot (suggested by Middle English splotty (“spotted, speckled”)), from Old English splott (“spot, blot, patch or plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-I

Words that rhyme with splot

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Questions about saying splot

How do you pronounce splot?

Say SPLOT. The American pronunciation is /splɑt/. In British English it is /splɒt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in splot?

Splot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SPLOT.

Is splot pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /splɒt/ (SPLOT).

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).