Which to use
“Hausse” and “hausses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,425
- “Hausse” frequency rank
- #17,727
- “hausses” frequency rank
- 20152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Hausse | hausses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hausse. | Pluriel de hausse. |
Where the eye mixes Hausse and hausses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Hausse runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against hausses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Hausse with hausses
A purely visual mix-up. Hausse (\ˈhoːsə\) and hausses (^((h aspiré))\os\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Hausse” sits inside “hausses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Hausse is recorded at frequency rank #2,425, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈhoːsə\. hausses is at rank #17,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\os\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20152, this pair ranks #369,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Hausse vs hausses
Shared letters: aehsu. Private to "Hausse": -. Private to "hausses": -.
"Hausse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "hausses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Hausse" and "hausses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Hausse" or "hausses"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Hausse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hausses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Hausse" and "hausses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hausser vs hausses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #369,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.