huitaine

^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\

/^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\/ noun

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The verdict

“huitaine” is uncommon French (frequency #91,790 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,790
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de choses de même nature au nombre de huit.

Key facts for huitaine
PropertyValue
Headwordhuitaine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “huitaine” 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). huitaine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

huitaine is uncommon French at frequency #91,790 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

huitaine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is huitaine, spelled H-U-I-T-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble de choses de même nature au nombre de huit.
  2. 2
    Période de huit jours ; semaine.
  3. 3
    Pendulette que l'on ne remonte que tous les huit jours.

Synonyms

octave

This word in other languages

octad(English)

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 "huitaine"?
"huitaine" is spelled H-U-I-T-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\.
What does "huitaine" mean?
As a noun, "huitaine" means: Ensemble de choses de même nature au nombre de huit.
How do you pronounce "huitaine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "huitaine" is ^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "huitaine" come from?
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Using “huitaine”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is H-U-I-T-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as ^((h aspiré))\ɥi.tɛn\ (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