Definition: Bespottedness is a term used in linguistics to describe a word or phrase that has been altered by adding or removing some of its initial letters. It can be defined as a change from one syllable to another, where the first letter remains unchanged and all other letters are changed. For example, "dog" becomes "dogged" if the second letter is changed. The term was introduced in 1856 by Samuel Johnson in his work "The New Generalencyclopedia