Which to use
“hausses” and “hautes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,727
- “hausses” frequency rank
- #3,460
- “hautes” frequency rank
- 21187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hausses | hautes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de hausse. | Feux de route. |
Letter map: hausses vs hautes
Shared letters muted; letters that set hausses and hautes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. hausses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against hautes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on hausses vs hautes
hausses and hautes are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hausses is recorded at frequency rank #17,727, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\os\. hautes is at rank #3,460, tagged as anoun.
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 21187, this pair ranks #364,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hausses vs hautes
Shared letters: aehsu. Private to "hausses": -. Private to "hautes": t.
"hausses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "hautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hausses" and "hautes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hausses" vs "hautes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "hausses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hautes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hausses" and "hautes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haters vs hautes". 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 #364,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.