hautaines

^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\

/^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“hautaines” is uncommon French (frequency #85,781 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,781
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de hautain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hautaines · hautaines · French

hautaines · rank #85,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,781
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hannover

Nearest frequency peer: Hannover (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hautaines »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hautaines » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hautaines
PropertyValue
Headwordhautaines
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hautaines » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hautainestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hannover » (#85,779), « heels » (#85,783), « height » (#85,784). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hautaines » est au #85,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hautaines is uncommon French at frequency #85,781 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin pluriel de hautain.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hautaines, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hautaines, spelled H-A-U-T-A-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de hautain.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hautaines"?
"hautaines" is spelled H-A-U-T-A-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\.
What does "hautaines" mean?
As an adjective, "hautaines" means: Féminin pluriel de hautain.
How do you pronounce "hautaines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hautaines" is ^((h aspiré))\o.tɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hautaines" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hautaines", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list