boiling hot
"boiling-hot" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“boiling hot” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way that involves boiling of water or other liquids.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boiling hot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boiling hot” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for boiling hot is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boiling hot, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is boiling hot, spelled B-O-I-L-I-N-G- -H-O-T.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boiling, hot: very hot in a way that involves boiling of water or other liquids.
- 2Extremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature).
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.
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Using “boiling hot”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-I-L-I-N-G- -H-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.