haut sur cravate
The verdict
“haut sur cravate” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Distant et guindé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-haut-sur-cravate · haut sur cravate · French
haut sur cravate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 sur cravate |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « haut sur cravate » en français
Rare enough to double-check
haut sur cravate is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Distant et guindé.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for haut sur cravate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is haut sur cravate, spelled H-A-U-T- -S-U-R- -C-R-A-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Distant et guindé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how haut sur cravate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avez-vous remarqué ? ces femmes, qui ont une pensée virile, ont aussi un genre de sérieux plus fatigant que les hommes les plus hauts sur cravate. Je les trouve plus difficiles à lire que M. de Bonald ou M. Guizot.
Pédant des pieds à la tête, haut sur cravate et adossé, dans son attitude favorite, à la cheminée du salon, qui pourtant n'est remplie que de fleurs et devant laquelle il essaie, probablement, de se parfumer les mollets, cet ancien homme d'État dont les rudes cheveux gris sont pareils à une tête-de-loup pour enlever les toiles d'araignées, et qui, par son…
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.