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Spackled vs Speckled - What's the difference?

spackled | speckled |

As a verb spackled

is past tense of spackle.

As an adjective speckled is

marked with dots or spots, spotted.

spackled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (spackle)

    • spackle

    English

    Noun

  • Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
  • A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.

    • Verb

  • To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
  • To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
  • To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
    • The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

    speckled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • with dots or spots, spotted
    • The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.
  • Sporadically and irregularly marked.

    • Synonyms

    * speckly