Which to use
“hautes” is a noun and “hauts” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,460
- “hautes” frequency rank
- #2,621
- “hauts” frequency rank
- 6081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hautes | hauts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feux de route. | Masculin pluriel de haut. |
Letter map: hautes vs hauts
Shared letters muted; letters that set hautes and hauts apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: hautes vs hauts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hautes is anoun and hautsanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hautes is recorded at frequency rank #3,460, classified as anoun. hauts is at rank #2,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\o\.
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 6081, this pair ranks #427,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hautes vs hauts
Shared letters: ahstu. Private to "hautes": e. Private to "hauts": -.
"hautes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "hauts" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hautes" for "hauts" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "hautes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hauts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hautes" and "hauts" 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 #427,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.