haute-grive

^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\

/^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de grive draine (oiseau).

Corpus desk

Index FR-haute-grive · haute-grive · French

haute-grive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 haute-grive
PropertyValue
Headwordhaute-grive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « haute-grive » en français

haute-grivereste 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

haute-grive is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de grive draine (oiseau).".

No misspelling variants are generated for haute-grive in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is haute-grive, spelled H-A-U-T-E---G-R-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de grive draine (oiseau).

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 "haute-grive"?
"haute-grive" is spelled H-A-U-T-E---G-R-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\.
What does "haute-grive" mean?
As a noun, "haute-grive" means: Synonyme de grive draine (oiseau).
How do you pronounce "haute-grive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haute-grive" is ^((h aspiré))\ot.ɡʁiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haute-grive" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list