en haut de

\ɑ̃ o də\

/\ɑ̃ o də\/ prep

The verdict

“en haut de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans la partie la plus haute de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-en-haut-de · en haut de · French

en haut de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for en haut de
PropertyValue
Headworden haut de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ɑ̃ o də\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en haut de » en français

en haut desiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

en haut de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ o də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans la partie la plus haute de.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for en haut de in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en haut de, spelled E-N- -H-A-U-T- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans la partie la plus haute de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en haut de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il est tout en haut de la maison.
  2. Écrivez ceci en haut de la page.

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 "en haut de"?
"en haut de" is spelled E-N- -H-A-U-T- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ o də\.
What does "en haut de" mean?
As a preposition, "en haut de" means: Dans la partie la plus haute de.
How do you pronounce "en haut de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en haut de" is \ɑ̃ o də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en haut de" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list