huis clos
^((h aspiré))\ɥi klo\
The verdict
“huis clos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Audience à huis clos, sans que le public soit admis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-huis-clos · huis clos · French
huis clos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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 | huis clos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | ^((h aspiré))\ɥi klo\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « huis clos » en français
Rare enough to double-check
huis clos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɥi klo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for huis clos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is huis clos, spelled H-U-I-S- -C-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1Audience à huis clos, sans que le public soit admis.
- 2Interdiction au public d’accéder à une enceinte sportive, à titre de sanction.
- 3Se dit d’une situation dans laquelle il est impossible aux regards extérieurs de constater les faits.
- 4Confrontation entre des personnages qui sont isolés du monde extérieur.
- 5Forme de jeu de rôle grandeur nature, restreint à une faible nombre de participants et nécessitant une logistique peu importante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how huis clos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Demander le huis clos.
« A titre conservatoire la commission décide de prononcer un huis clos total du Stade Pierre-Mauroy pendant la durée de l'instruction », indique la LFP.
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.