hotspur

Questions about hotspur

What does hotspur mean?

hotspur means "English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hotspur?

hotspur has 2 syllables and divides as hot-spur under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hotspur?

Close synonyms include Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hotspur a common word?

hotspur is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.