haut la main
^((h aspiré))\o la mɛ̃\
The verdict
“haut la main” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En tenant la main des rênes haute, pour soutenir le cheval, pour l’empêcher de buter, de tomber, ou pour lui donner la facilité de lever le devant, de faire des courbettes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haut-la-main · haut la main · French
haut la main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | haut la main |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\o la mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
haut la main is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o la mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for haut la main, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is haut la main, spelled H-A-U-T- -L-A- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1En tenant la main des rênes haute, pour soutenir le cheval, pour l’empêcher de buter, de tomber, ou pour lui donner la facilité de lever le devant, de faire des courbettes.
- 2Avec autorité.
- 3En surmontant tous les obstacles, avec facilité, avec promptitude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haut la main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mener un cheval haut la main.
Vous les féliciterez de ma part. Bravo à Frey et à ce marchand de pastis de Marseille, Pasqua je crois. Nous allons gagner les élections, et haut la main, je vous en fiche mon billet.
This word in other languages
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.