hésiteraient

^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\

/^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“hésiteraient” is uncommon French (frequency #85,808 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,808
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de hésiter.

Key facts for hésiteraient
PropertyValue
Headwordhésiteraient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hésiteraient” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hésiteraient lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hésiteraient is uncommon French at frequency #85,808 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de hésiter.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hésiteraient, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is hésiteraient, spelled H-É-S-I-T-E-R-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de hésiter.

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 "hésiteraient"?
"hésiteraient" is spelled H-É-S-I-T-E-R-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\.
What does "hésiteraient" mean?
As a verb, "hésiteraient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du conditionnel présent de hésiter.
How do you pronounce "hésiteraient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hésiteraient" is ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hésiteraient" come from?
"hésiteraient" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “hésiteraient”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-É-S-I-T-E-R-A-I-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h muet))\e.zi.tə.ʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list