hisser

^((h aspiré))\i.se\

/^((h aspiré))\i.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“hisser” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,584
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élever, hausser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hisser · hisser · French

hisser · rank #22,584 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,584
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hippie

Nearest frequency peer: hippie (-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 « hisser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « hisser » 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).

hisser vs hiver
67% similar
hisser vs Hitler
50% similar
hisser vs Husserl
57% similar

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

Key facts for hisser
PropertyValue
Headwordhisser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\i.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,584
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hisser »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hisserse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hippie » (#22,583), « Hopkins » (#22,585), « heroes » (#22,582). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hisser » est au #22,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hisser (IPA ^((h aspiré))\i.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,584 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hisser, with forms such as "hhisser", "hiser", and "hisesr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "hiver", "Hitler", "Husserl", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is hisser, spelled H-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élever, hausser.
  2. 2
    Sens figuré
  3. 3
    S’élever, se hausser avec effort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vers 13 heures, je hisse la trinquette et le tourmentin et, comme le vent augmente, j'amène la grand'voile et laisse le Firecrest se gouverner seul sous voilure avant.
  2. La comtesse fit incarcérer le meurtrier et, après jugement, celui-ci fut pendu. L'exécution eut lieu le jour de Pourim. Quand le roi, informé de l'événement, sut qu'un de ses sujets avait été hissé à la potence le jour où les juifs célébraient, par des réjouissances, le souvenir de la pendaison d'Aman, il entra en fureur.

Antonyms

affaler

This word in other languages

hoist(English)izar(Español)hochziehen(Deutsch)içar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhisser
  • hiser
  • hisesr
  • hisserr
  • hissre
  • hsiser
  • ihsser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hisser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhisser1hiser1hisesr2hisserr1hissre2hsiser2ihsser2
Edit distance from "hisser"

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 "hisser"?
"hisser" is spelled H-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\i.se\.
What does "hisser" mean?
As a verb, "hisser" means: Élever, hausser.
What words are commonly confused with "hisser"?
"hisser" is commonly confused with "hiver", "Hitler", "Husserl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hisser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hisser" is ^((h aspiré))\i.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hisser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hippie#22,583heroes#22,582fayard#22,566Libyen#22,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

geeks7 variantsjavel7 variantsmotel7 variantspaper7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list