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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

sp(h)er(e)g-, (s)pregʰ-

2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g-, *(s)pregʰ-, most common first.

freckleA small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
freckSynonym of freckle (“a small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin; any small spot which has a different colour from its background”).