Which to use
“hots” is a noun and “hurts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,029
- “hots” frequency rank
- #4,309
- “hurts” frequency rank
- 41338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hots | hurts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A condition of physical attraction toward (for) someone. | third-person singular simple present indicative of hurt |
Letter map: hots vs hurts
Shared letters muted; letters that set hots and hurts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. hots runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hurts's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for hots / hurts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hots is anoun and hurtsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hots is recorded at frequency rank #37,029, classified as anoun. hurts is at rank #4,309, tagged as averb, pronounced /hɜːts/.
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 41338, this pair ranks #259,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hots vs hurts
Shared letters: hst. Private to "hots": o. Private to "hurts": ru.
"hots" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hurts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hots" and "hurts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hots" or "hurts"?
After this comparison
You've compared "hots" and "hurts". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "hots" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,359 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hots" and "hurts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoke vs hots". 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
Confusion rank #259,359 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.