how to pronounce spotty

/ˈspɒt.i/

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spotty is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of spotty in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… early life is spotty at best we know …”

meanings of spotty

adjective:

Of inconsistent quality.
Having spots; spotted.

noun:

A common New Zealand fish, Notolabrus celidotus.

spotty frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spotty occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics spotty 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 spotty can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;