hotspur
/ˈhɒtspɜː(ɹ)/
"hotspur" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hotspur” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,173
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive
Corpus desk
Index EN-hotspur · hotspur · English
hotspur · rank #27,173 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,173
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH holographic
Nearest frequency peer: holographic (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “hotspur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hiccups
hiccups
72,831 corpus weight
- hiss
hiss
72,830 corpus weight
- holographic
holographic
72,829 corpus weight
- hotspur
hotspur
72,828 corpus weight
- HRC
HRC
72,827 corpus weight
- impediment
impediment
72,826 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “hotspur” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hotspur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɒtspɜː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #27,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hotspur” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around hotspur (IPA /ˈhɒtspɜː(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,173 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hotspur, with forms such as "hhotspur", "hostpur", and "hotpsur". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hotspot", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hot + spur. The correct English form is hotspur, spelled H-O-T-S-P-U-R.
Definition
- 1somebody who is rash, impetuous or impulsive
Etymology
From hot + spur.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhotspur
- hostpur
- hotpsur
- hotsppur
- hotspru
- hotspurr
- hotsspur
- hotsupr
- hottspur
- htospur
- ohtspur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hotspur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hotspur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "hotspot". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #27,173 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "H" letter cohort. H–Z browse
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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.