haussaire
^((h aspiré))\o.sɛʁ\
The verdict
“haussaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haut-commissaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haussaire · haussaire · French
haussaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haussaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\o.sɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « haussaire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
haussaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.sɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haut-commissaire.".
haussaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is haussaire, spelled H-A-U-S-S-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Haut-commissaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haussaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le départ de M. Brot n’est pas tout à fait une surprise. Connu pour sa forte personnalité — trop forte même au goût de certains de ses pairs qui le jugent « caractériel » —, le « haussaire » (contraction de « haut-commissaire ») entretenait des relations de plus en plus dégradées avec sa tutelle à Paris.
Les restrictions renforcées par le haussaire, avec application immédiate.
Synonyms
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.