hauch

\haʊ̯x\

/\haʊ̯x\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de hauchen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hauch · hauch · French

hauch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 hauch
PropertyValue
Headwordhauch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\haʊ̯x\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hauch » en français

hauchn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hauch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \haʊ̯x\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de hauchen.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hauch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hauch, spelled H-A-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de hauchen.

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 "hauch"?
"hauch" is spelled H-A-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \haʊ̯x\.
What does "hauch" mean?
As a verb, "hauch" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de hauchen.
How do you pronounce "hauch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hauch" is \haʊ̯x\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hauch" come from?
"hauch" is a French 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