en haut
\ɑ̃ o\
The verdict
“en haut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'un lieu qui est plus haut.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-haut · en haut · French
en haut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en haut |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ o\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en haut » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en haut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en haut, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is en haut, spelled E-N- -H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1D'un lieu qui est plus haut.
- 2En un lieu qui est plus haut ; au-dessus.
- 3Vers un lieu qui est plus haut.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en haut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Paul paraissait si minuscule vu d’en haut, et le son de son arme avait un décalage, comme un écho narquois.
Le coup est parti d’en haut.
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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.