là-haut

\la.o\

/\la.o\/ adv

The verdict

“là-haut” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’un lieu situé en hauteur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-la-haut · là-haut · French

là-haut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for là-haut
PropertyValue
Headwordlà-haut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\la.o\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « là-haut » en français

là-hautsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

là-haut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \la.o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for là-haut in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is là-haut, spelled L-À---H-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’un lieu situé en hauteur.
  2. 2
    En un lieu situé en hauteur, au-dessus.
  3. 3
    Dans le séjour supposé de Dieu et des âmes des morts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il revient de là-haut.
  2. Je monte là-haut.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "là-haut"?
"là-haut" is spelled L-À---H-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \la.o\.
What does "là-haut" mean?
As an adverb, "là-haut" means: D’un lieu situé en hauteur.
How do you pronounce "là-haut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "là-haut" is \la.o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "là-haut" come from?
"là-haut" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list