hostilities

/hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/

//hɑˈstɪlɪtiz// noun

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"hostilities" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hostilities” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,249
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of hostility

Key facts for hostilities
PropertyValue
Headwordhostilities
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,249
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hostilities” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hostilities lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around hostilities (IPA /hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,249 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of hostility".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hostilities, with forms such as "hhostilities", "hositlities", and "hosstilities". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 English form is hostilities, spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of hostility

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhostilities
  • hositlities
  • hosstilities
  • hostiilties
  • hostiliites
  • hostiliteis
  • hostilitiess
  • hostilitise
  • hostilitties
  • hostillities
  • hostiltiies
  • hostliities
  • hosttilities
  • hotsilities
  • hsotilities
  • ohstilities

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hostilities - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhostilities1hositlities2hosstilities1hostiilties2hostiliites2hostiliteis2hostilitiess1hostilitise2
Edit distance from "hostilities"

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 "hostilities"?
"hostilities" is spelled H-O-S-T-I-L-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/.
What does "hostilities" mean?
As a noun, "hostilities" means: plural of hostility
What are common misspellings of "hostilities"?
Common misspellings include "hhostilities", "hositlities", "hosstilities", "hostiilties", "hostiliites". The correct spelling is "hostilities".
How do you pronounce "hostilities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hostilities" is /hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hostilities" come from?
"hostilities" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hostilities”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-O-S-T-I-L-I-T-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /hɑˈstɪlɪtiz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list