red-hot
"red-hot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“red-hot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color.
Corpus desk
Index EN-red-hot · red-hot · English
red-hot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | red-hot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “red-hot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
red-hot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
red-hot has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is red-hot, spelled R-E-D---H-O-T.
Definition
- 1Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color.
- 2Very hot.
- 3Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.
- 4Having very strong sex appeal.
- 5Very fresh, exciting, and up-to-date.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how red-hot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The smith's apprentice was still wary of manipulating the red-hot metal.
The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.