haute couture

[ot kutyʁ]

/[ot kutyʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“haute couture” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Haute Couture, die Couture

Corpus desk

Index DE-haute-couture · haute couture · German

haute couture · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for haute couture
PropertyValue
Headwordhaute couture
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ot kutyʁ]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „haute couture“ im Deutschen

haute coutureschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haute couture is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ot kutyʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Haute Couture, die Couture".

No generated misspelling entries exist for haute couture in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is haute couture, spelled H-A-U-T-E- -C-O-U-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Haute Couture, die Couture

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haute couture"?
"haute couture" is spelled H-A-U-T-E- -C-O-U-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ot kutyʁ].
What does "haute couture" mean?
As a noun, "haute couture" means: die Haute Couture, die Couture
How do you pronounce "haute couture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haute couture" is [ot kutyʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haute couture" come from?
"haute couture" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list