hotspot
^((h aspiré))\ɔt.spɔt\
The verdict
“hotspot” is uncommon French (frequency #76,656 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,656
- frequency rank, French
- 109,908
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Point d’accès à Internet sans fil.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hotspot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ɔt.spɔt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hotspot” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hotspot is uncommon French at frequency #76,656 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɔt.spɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for hotspot in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hotspot, spelled H-O-T-S-P-O-T.
Definition
- 1Point d’accès à Internet sans fil.
- 2Zone déterminée d’une page Web, qui permet d’activer un lien hypertexte.
- 3Endroit à la surface d’une planète qui a une activité volcanique régulière.
- 4Zone géographique représentative de la biodiversité.
- 5Approche européenne améliorant le procédé servant à identifier, enregistrer et prendre les empreintes digitales des migrants arrivant.
- 6Lieu qui concentre une activité, un risque, un danger.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hotspot”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-O-T-S-P-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as ^((h aspiré))\ɔt.spɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.