Hotspot

[ˈhɔtspɔt]

/[ˈhɔtspɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hotspot” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,172
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle im Erbgut von Organismen, die sehr leicht durch Mutation oder Rekombination der Erbsubstanz veränderbar ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-hotspot · Hotspot · German

Hotspot · rank #25,172 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,172
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH homogene

Nearest frequency peer: homogene (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Hotspot“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Hotspot“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hotspot vs Hotspots
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hotspot
PropertyValue
HeadwordHotspot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɔtspɔt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Hotspot“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Hotspotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „homogene“ (#25,171), „Hörsaal“ (#25,173), „idealer“ (#25,174). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hotspot“ bei #25,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Hotspot (IPA [ˈhɔtspɔt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,172 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hotspot, with forms such as "hhotspot", "hostpot", and "hotpsot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Hotspots", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hotspot, spelled H-O-T-S-P-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle im Erbgut von Organismen, die sehr leicht durch Mutation oder Rekombination der Erbsubstanz veränderbar ist
  2. 2
    ungewöhnlich heiße Region des Erdmantels, die zu erhöhter vulkanischer Aktivität in der darüberliegenden Erdkruste führt
  3. 3
    öffentlicher, drahtloser Einwahlpunkt ins Internet
  4. 4
    besonders hervorgehobener Punkt oder Text auf einer Webseite, hinter dem ein Link hinterlegt ist
  5. 5
    Ort, der eine große Anziehungskraft auf Menschen ausübt
  6. 6
    Ort, der besonders von etwas betroffen ist, zum Beispiel durch ein großes Konfliktpotential oder großes Ansteckungsrisiko ausgezeichnet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Hotspot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wenn der Körper Ei- oder Samenzellen produziert, werden weibliche und männliche Chromosomenpaare neu kombiniert und Erbinformationen ausgetauscht. Hin und wieder kommt es dabei zu ungünstigen Konstellationen, aus denen genetische Erkrankungen entstehen können. Minisatelliten werden in Hotspots, d.h. bevorzugten Stellen für die Einleitung der Rekombinatio…
  2. Die Galapagos-Inseln liegen auf einem so genannten Hotspot der Erdkruste.

This word in other languages

hot spot(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhotspot
  • hostpot
  • hotpsot
  • hotsopt
  • hotspott
  • hotsppot
  • hotspto
  • hotsspot
  • hottspot
  • htospot
  • ohtspot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hotspot - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhotspot1hostpot2hotpsot2hotsopt2hotspott1hotsppot1hotspto2hotsspot1
Edit distance from "Hotspot"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hotspot"?
"Hotspot" is spelled H-O-T-S-P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɔtspɔt].
What does "Hotspot" mean?
As a noun, "Hotspot" means: Stelle im Erbgut von Organismen, die sehr leicht durch Mutation oder Rekombination der Erbsubstanz veränderbar ist
What words are commonly confused with "Hotspot"?
"Hotspot" is commonly confused with "Hotspots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hotspot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hotspot" is [ˈhɔtspɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hotspot" come from?
"Hotspot" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hotspot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hörsaal#25,173idealer#25,174googles#25,158Glieder#25,155

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

homogene11 variantsHalleluja11 variantsKomödien11 variantsFührers11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list