héraut

^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\

/^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\/ noun

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The verdict

“héraut” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,388
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sous le régime féodal, officier chargé des publications solennelles et des messages importants ayant, en outre, des fonctions administratives dans la vie publique et dans la gestion des cérémonies.

Corpus desk

Index FR-heraut · héraut · French

héraut · rank #42,388 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,388
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH ides

Nearest frequency peer: ides (+1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « héraut »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « héraut » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

héraut vs héros
50% similar
héraut vs haut
67% similar
héraut vs heat
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for héraut
PropertyValue
Headwordhéraut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,388
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « héraut »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hérautse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ides » (#42,389), « hémisphères » (#42,386), « illimitées » (#42,390). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « héraut » est au #42,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around héraut (IPA ^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,388 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for héraut, with forms such as "heraut", "hhéraut", and "hréaut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "héros", "haut", "heat", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is héraut, spelled H-É-R-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sous le régime féodal, officier chargé des publications solennelles et des messages importants ayant, en outre, des fonctions administratives dans la vie publique et dans la gestion des cérémonies.
  2. 2
    En Grèce antique, messager officiel dans les relations internationales.
  3. 3
    Annonciateur, messager.
  4. 4
    Apologiste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un héraut appela les noms, et, selon qu’ils étaient appelés, les tireurs s’avancèrent et lancèrent leurs flèches.
  2. À l’époque homérique, comme à l’époque archaïque et classique, le rôle du héraut dans les relations internationales est celui d’un porte-parole chargé de transmettre un message officiel entre puissances souveraines ….

Synonyms

héraut d’armesannonciateurmessagerenvoyé

This word in other languages

herald(English)heraldo(Español)Herold(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • heraut
  • hhéraut
  • hréaut
  • héarut
  • hératu
  • hérautt
  • hérraut
  • héruat
  • éhraut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of héraut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

heraut1hhéraut1hréaut2héarut2hératu2hérautt1hérraut1héruat2
Edit distance from "héraut"

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 "héraut"?
"héraut" is spelled H-É-R-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\.
What does "héraut" mean?
As a noun, "héraut" means: Sous le régime féodal, officier chargé des publications solennelles et des messages importants ayant, en outre, des fonctions administratives dans la vie publique et dans la gestion des cérémonies.
What words are commonly confused with "héraut"?
"héraut" is commonly confused with "héros", "haut", "heat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "héraut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "héraut" is ^((h aspiré))\e.ʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "héraut" come from?
"héraut" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hurley#42,384hariri#42,379guerra#42,371grunge#42,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

houilles9 variantsinvest9 variantsgroups9 variantsjuteuse9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list