Which to use
“hits” is a verb and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- #5,185
- “hot” frequency rank
- 12522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit | von sehr hoher Temperatur, heiß |
Letter map: hits vs hot
Shared letters muted; letters that set hits and hot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hits is averb and hotanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #7,337, classified as averb, pronounced […]. hot is at rank #5,185, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɒt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12522, this pair ranks #1,963,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs hot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hits": is. Private to "hot": o.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hits ← hhits · hist · hitss · hitts · ihts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hits" and "hot" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hits" or "hot"?
What to do next
You've compared "hits" and "hot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
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