hübsch
\hʏpʃ\
The verdict
“hübsch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joli, jolie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hubsch · hübsch · French
hübsch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hübsch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \hʏpʃ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « hübsch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
hübsch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \hʏpʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hübsch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hübsch, spelled H-Ü-B-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Joli, jolie.
- 2Coquet, coquette, en parlant d’une somme d’argent, d’un montant en monnaie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hübsch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein hübsches Mädchen.
Als der Schweißer seine Zigarette angezündet hatte, stellte er den Ellenbogen auf den Tisch und schaute mit vorgebeugtem Kopf die junge Frau einen Augenblick lang an ohne etwas zu sagen; ihr hübsches Blondinengesicht hatte an diesem Tage eine milchige Durchsichtigkeit wie feines Porzellan.
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Antonyms
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.