highlights

\ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\

/\ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\/ verb

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The verdict

“highlights” is uncommon French (frequency #78,503 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,503
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to highlight.

Key facts for highlights
PropertyValue
Headwordhighlights
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,503
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “highlights” 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). highlights lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

highlights is uncommon French at frequency #78,503 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to highlight.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for highlights, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is highlights, spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to highlight.

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 "highlights"?
"highlights" is spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\.
What does "highlights" mean?
As a verb, "highlights" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe to highlight.
How do you pronounce "highlights"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "highlights" is \ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "highlights" come from?
"highlights" 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 “highlights”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪts\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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