halage

^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\

/^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“halage” is uncommon French (frequency #50,877 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,877
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de haler quelque chose.

Key facts for halage
PropertyValue
Headwordhalage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “halage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). halage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

halage is uncommon French at frequency #50,877 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for halage in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is halage, spelled H-A-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de haler quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Action de haler un bateau ; de le tirer à soi avec une corde, de lui imprimer un mouvement de translation à l’aide de moteurs agissant sur les bords d’un canal ou d’une rivière.

Synonyms

halée

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "halage"?
"halage" is spelled H-A-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\.
What does "halage" mean?
As a noun, "halage" means: Action de haler quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "halage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "halage" is ^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "halage" come from?
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Using “halage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-A-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h aspiré))\a.laʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list