Which to use
“hits” is a noun and “hot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,080
- “hits” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “hot” frequency rank
- 17381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hits | hot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de hit | quente |
Where the eye mixes hits and hot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. hits runs 4 letters (CVCC) against hot's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hits vs hot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hits is /hɪts while hot is /hɒt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hits is recorded at frequency rank #11,080, classified as anoun, pronounced /hɪts. hot is at rank #6,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced /hɒt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17381, this pair ranks #53,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hits vs hot
Shared letters: ht. Private to "hits": is. Private to "hot": o.
"hits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "hot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hits ← hhits · hist · hitss · hitts · htis · ihts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hits" and "hot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hits" vs "hot" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hits" and "hot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hits vs Hut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #53,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.