hotly

adv

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

The verdict

“hotly” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,602
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - With great amounts of heat.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hotly · hotly · English

hotly · rank #31,602 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,602
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hos

Nearest frequency peer: hos (-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 “hotly”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hotly” 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).

hotly vs hoy
60% similar
hotly vs howl
60% similar
hotly vs hots
60% similar

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

Key facts for hotly
PropertyValue
Headwordhotly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,602
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hotly”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hotlylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “hos” (#31,601), “Huber” (#31,603), “Homme” (#31,600). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hotly” is #31,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hotly, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31,602 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hotly, with forms such as "hhotly", "holty", and "hotlly". 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, "hoy", "howl", "hots", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly. The correct English form is hotly, spelled H-O-T-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    With great amounts of heat.
  2. 2
    In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hotly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In my excitement I had not been taking notice of other things, and I looked up to see the lord of the harem charging down upon me. Again I fled to the boat, hotly pursued; but this time Maud made no suggestion of turning back.
  2. "You are really intolerable!" said I, hotly.

Etymology

From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhotly
  • holty
  • hotlly
  • hotlyy
  • hottly
  • hotyl
  • htoly
  • ohtly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hotly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhotly1holty2hotlly1hotlyy1hottly1hotyl2htoly2ohtly2
Edit distance from "hotly"

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 "hotly"?
"hotly" is spelled H-O-T-L-Y.
What does "hotly" mean?
As an adverb, "hotly" means: With great amounts of heat.
What words are commonly confused with "hotly"?
"hotly" is commonly confused with "hoy", "howl", "hots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "hotly"?
From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Huber#31,603Homme#31,600heady#31,593grits#31,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Herbie8 variantsHauser8 variantsimpair8 variantsglows8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list