hilite
noun, verb
hilite is spelled H-I-L-I-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hilite means “Informal spelling of highlight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hilite is hilites.
How many letters and syllables are in hilite?
| Letters | 6: H-I-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hilite?
Hilite appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hilite
- hilites plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hiliting participle, present
- hilited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hilite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalInformal spelling of highlight.
The hilite of the show. The hilite of my summer holiday.
verb
- 1
informalInformal spelling of highlight.
The Board also wish to hilite that the copy of the Sales & Purchase Agreeement is available for inspection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).