spot-check

1. 1.

   pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality

   Broadersee

Questions about spot-check

What does spot-check mean?

spot-check means "pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality".

How many syllables are in spot-check?

spot-check has 2 syllables and divides as spot--check under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is spot-check a common word?

spot-check is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.