haut

/^((h aspiré))\o\/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#372

in French word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

haut is anFrenchadj. It means: De grande hauteur (dimension verticale). Pronounced ^((h aspiré))\o\. It ranks #372 in French word frequency. Often confused with hum and hot.

Key facts for haut
PropertyValue
Headwordhaut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA^((h aspiré))\o\
Letters4
Frequency rank#372
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of haut in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for haut is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h aspiré))\o\. Corpus data places it at rank #372 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for haut, with forms such as "ahut", "hatu", and "hautt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hum", "hot", "Heu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is haut, spelled H-A-U-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    De grande hauteur (dimension verticale).
  2. 2
    Qualifie également certaines choses qui sont situées au-dessus d’autres.
  3. 3
    Qualifie le temps qu'il fait, lorsque les nuages sont élevés, il n’y a pas à craindre la pluie.
  4. 4
    Qualifie certains pays qui sont plus éloignés de la mer, ou plus proches de la source de quelque grande rivière, ou aussi plus montagneux.
  5. 5
    Qualifie qui est éloigné dans le temps, qui est des époques lointaines.
  6. 6
    Qui est est levé ; qui est relevé.
  7. 7
    Qui est profond.
  8. 8
    Qualifie une marée à son point le plus élevé.
  9. 9
    Qualifie une mer qui est agitée.
  10. 10
    Qualifie des sons élevés, aigus, que l'on parle de la musique ou des instruments.
  11. 11
    Qualifie la voix, lorsqu’elle est sonore, éclatante, et qu’elle se fait entendre de loin.
  12. 12
    Qualifie une manière de parler, un ton fier, menaçant, arrogant.
  13. 13
    Qui est supérieur, excellent, éminent, distingué dans son genre, en parlant des personnes et des choses.
  14. 14
    Qui est supérieur du point de vue moral.
  15. 15
    Qualifie les cartes qui ont le plus de valeur.
  16. 16
    Qui est d'une valeur considérable, extraordinaire.
  17. 17
    Qualifie des denrées dont le prix est élevé.
  18. 18
    Qui est excessif dans son genre.
  19. 19
    Qui est fier, orgueilleux, impérieux ; hautain.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahut,hatu,hautt,hhaut,huat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for haut

Misspelling Variants of "haut"

ahut4hatu4hautt5hhaut5huat4
Misspelling Variants of "haut"

Frequency rank: #372 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haut"?
"haut" is spelled H-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\o\.
What does "haut" mean?
As an adj, "haut" means: De grande hauteur (dimension verticale).
What words are commonly confused with "haut"?
"haut" is commonly confused with "hum", "hot", "Heu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "haut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haut" is ^((h aspiré))\o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haut" come from?
"haut" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.