how to pronounce spotted

/ˈspɑːtəd/

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spotted is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of spotted in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Shepherd spotted flames running toward …”

meanings of spotted

adjective:

Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
Discoloured by spots; stained.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of spot.

spotted frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word spotted occurs in english on average 18 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics spotted can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that spotted can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;