heats

/hiːts/

//hiːts// verb

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"heats" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“heats” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,931
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of heat

Corpus desk

Index EN-heats · heats · English

heats · rank #16,931 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,931
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heartbroken

Nearest frequency peer: heartbroken (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “heats”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “heats” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

heats vs hes
60% similar
heats vs het
60% similar
heats vs HTS
0% similar

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

Key facts for heats
PropertyValue
Headwordheats
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/hiːts/
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,931
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “heats”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).heatslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “heartbroken” (#16,930), “helper” (#16,932), “Hannibal” (#16,929). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “heats” is #16,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around heats (IPA /hiːts/), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,931 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of heat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for heats, with forms such as "ehats", "heast", and "heatss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hes", "het", "HTS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is heats, spelled H-E-A-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of heat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehats
  • heast
  • heatss
  • heatts
  • hetas
  • hheats

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of heats - 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.

ehats2heast2heatss1heatts1hetas2hheats1
Edit distance from "heats"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "heats"?
"heats" is spelled H-E-A-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hiːts/.
What does "heats" mean?
As a verb, "heats" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of heat
What words are commonly confused with "heats"?
"heats" is commonly confused with "hes", "het", "HTS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "heats"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heats" is /hiːts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heats" come from?
"heats" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

how'd#16,935glued#16,926hubby#16,936genie#16,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

figs6 variantsJeanne6 variantsmalt6 variantsDuffy6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list