hautboïste

^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\

/^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui, celle qui joue du hautbois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hautboiste · hautboïste · French

hautboïste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for hautboïste
PropertyValue
Headwordhautboïste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hautboïste » en français

hautboïstereste 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

hautboïste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui, celle qui joue du hautbois.".

hautboïste has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hautboïste, spelled H-A-U-T-B-O-Ï-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui, celle qui joue du hautbois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hautboïste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Marika est une merveilleuse hautboïste.
  2. Bon vivant à l’accent méridional, barbu jovial à l’indévissable pipe, excellent cuisinier dont la table était réputée (sa fameuse daube…), et avant tout grand musicien, le hautboïste et chef d’orchestre Jean-Claude Malgoire est mort brutalement des suites d’une complication post-opératoire dans la nuit du 13 au 14 avril, à l’Institut mutualiste Montsouris…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hautboïste"?
"hautboïste" is spelled H-A-U-T-B-O-Ï-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\.
What does "hautboïste" mean?
As a noun, "hautboïste" means: Celui, celle qui joue du hautbois.
How do you pronounce "hautboïste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hautboïste" is ^((h aspiré))\o.bɔ.ist\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hautboïste" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list