Haskell

noun

The verdict

“Haskell” is uncommon French (frequency #52,100 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,100
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Langage de programmation conçu pour être strictement fonctionnel

Corpus desk

Index FR-haskell · Haskell · French

Haskell · rank #52,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,100
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hau

Nearest frequency peer: hau (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Haskell »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Haskell » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haskell
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaskell
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,100
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Haskell » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Haskelltombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hau » (#52,101), « habita » (#52,098), « haul » (#52,102). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Haskell » est au #52,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haskell is uncommon French at frequency #52,100 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Langage de programmation conçu pour être strictement fonctionnel".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Haskell, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Haskell, spelled H-A-S-K-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Langage de programmation conçu pour être strictement fonctionnel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Haskell utilise un système d’entrées-sortie original fondé sur la notion de monade tirée de la théorie des catégories.

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 "Haskell"?
"Haskell" is spelled H-A-S-K-E-L-L.
What does "Haskell" mean?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Haskell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list