haut-commissaire

^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\

/^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui est à la tête d’un haut-commissariat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-haut-commissaire · haut-commissaire · French

haut-commissaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 haut-commissaire
PropertyValue
Headwordhaut-commissaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « haut-commissaire » en français

haut-commissairereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

haut-commissaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

haut-commissaire has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is haut-commissaire, spelled H-A-U-T---C-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui est à la tête d’un haut-commissariat.
  2. 2
    High commissioner, ambassadeur d’un pays du Commonwealth dans un autre pays du Commonwealth.

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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 "haut-commissaire"?
"haut-commissaire" is spelled H-A-U-T---C-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\.
What does "haut-commissaire" mean?
As a noun, "haut-commissaire" means: Celui qui est à la tête d’un haut-commissariat.
How do you pronounce "haut-commissaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haut-commissaire" is ^((h aspiré))\o.kɔ.mi.sɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haut-commissaire" come from?
"haut-commissaire" 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