speckled

Questions about speckled

What does speckled mean?

speckled means "having a pattern of dots".

How many syllables are in speckled?

speckled has 2 syllables: spec-kled. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ˈspɛkəld/.

What is another word for speckled?

Close synonyms include dotted, flecked, specked, stippled. 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 speckled a common word?

speckled 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.