haut de casse
^((h aspiré))\o.də.kas\
The verdict
“haut de casse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de haut-de-casse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haut de casse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\o.də.kas\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “haut de casse” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
haut de casse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.də.kas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de haut-de-casse.".
haut de casse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is haut de casse, spelled H-A-U-T- -D-E- -C-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de haut-de-casse.
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.
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Using “haut de casse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-A-U-T- -D-E- -C-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as ^((h aspiré))\o.də.kas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.