# hotline

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,386

## Definitions
1. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.
2. A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.

## Etymology
From hot + line.

## Easily confused with
- **hottie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hotline-vs-hottie)
- **howling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hotline-vs-howling)
- **Hollins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hollins-vs-hotline)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hhotline`, `holtine`, `hotilne`, `hotlien`, `hotlinne`, `hotlline`, `hotlnie`, `hottline`, `htoline`, `ohtline`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hotline