plus haut

\ply o\

/\ply o\/ adv

The verdict

“plus 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
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans la partie précédente de ce texte.

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Index FR-plus-haut · plus haut · French

plus haut · 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 "P" 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 plus haut
PropertyValue
Headwordplus haut
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ply o\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « plus haut » en français

plus 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

plus haut is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ply o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans la partie précédente de ce texte.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for plus haut, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is plus haut, spelled P-L-U-S- -H-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans la partie précédente de ce texte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tantôt avec les lassets, tantôt à l’aide de la bourraque, il faisait une petite récolte de ces belles crevettes roses (quand elles sont cuites) et qu’on appelle le bouquet; muni de l’attirail que j’ai décrit plus haut, il se livrait à une guerre acharnée contre toute la légion des crabes, pouparts, claquarts et craparagdis, sans compter les célèbres pieuv…
  2. Ce qu’on connaît de Parménide est au contraire relativement considérable, et ce qu’il y a de particulièrement précieux, c’est, comme je l’ai dit plus haut, qu’il expose des opinions qui lui sont en réalité étrangères.

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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 "plus haut"?
"plus haut" is spelled P-L-U-S- -H-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ply o\.
What does "plus haut" mean?
As an adverb, "plus haut" means: Dans la partie précédente de ce texte.
How do you pronounce "plus haut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plus haut" is \ply o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plus haut" come from?
"plus 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