hotfix
"hotfix" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hotfix” is uncommon English (frequency #87,376 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,376
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hotfix · hotfix · English
hotfix · rank #87,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,376
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hoult
Nearest frequency peer: hoult (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “hotfix”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hooter
hooter
12,628 corpus weight
- hotfix
hotfix
12,625 corpus weight
- hoult
hoult
12,623 corpus weight
- houndstooth
houndstooth
12,622 corpus weight
- housebound
housebound
12,621 corpus weight
- Housley
Housley
12,620 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hotfix” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hotfix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #87,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hotfix” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hotfix is uncommon English at frequency #87,376 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hotfix, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hot + fix. The correct English form is hotfix, spelled H-O-T-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1A cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hotfix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When you extract the files in a hotfix, you'll generally find the following.
For example, the IIS 3.0 denial-of-service attacks that brought down Microsoft's web site several times in 1997 quickly led to the release of a hotfix.
Etymology
From hot + fix.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).