blotchy

Questions about blotchy

What does blotchy mean?

blotchy means "marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in blotchy?

blotchy has 2 syllables: blot-chy. The stress falls on "blot". In IPA it is /ˈblɑttʃi/.

What is another word for blotchy?

Close synonyms include blotched, splotched. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blotchy a common word?

blotchy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.