saut en hauteur
\so ɑ̃ o.tœʁ\
The verdict
“saut en hauteur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi haut que possible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saut en hauteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \so ɑ̃ o.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “saut en hauteur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
saut en hauteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \so ɑ̃ o.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi haut que possible.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for saut en hauteur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is saut en hauteur, spelled S-A-U-T- -E-N- -H-A-U-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Épreuve d’athlétisme où un athlète tente de sauter aussi haut que possible.
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.
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Using “saut en hauteur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-U-T- -E-N- -H-A-U-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \so ɑ̃ o.tœʁ\ (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
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.