Hotfix
[ˈhɔtˌfɪks]
The verdict
“Hotfix” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist eilig zur Verfügung gestelltes Paket mit einer oder mehreren Dateien, das ein Softwareproblem/einen Softwarefehler beheben soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-hotfix · Hotfix · German
Hotfix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hotfix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhɔtˌfɪks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hotfix“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hotfix is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɔtˌfɪks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hotfix, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hotfix, spelled H-O-T-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1meist eilig zur Verfügung gestelltes Paket mit einer oder mehreren Dateien, das ein Softwareproblem/einen Softwarefehler beheben soll
- 2„Bild od[er] Motiv zum Aufbügeln auf Textilien“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.