hottevshuttesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“hotte” and “huttes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,336
“hotte” frequency rank
#44,495
“huttes” frequency rank
83831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hotte huttes
Definition Sorte de panier, ouvrage du vannier, qui a des bretelles et qu’on porte sur le dos. Pluriel de hutte.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hotte and huttes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
hotte
6 ch
huttes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. hotte (^((h aspiré))\ɔt\) and huttes (^((h aspiré))\yt\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hotte is recorded at frequency rank #39,336, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\ɔt\. huttes is at rank #44,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\yt\.

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 83831, this pair ranks #14,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hotte vs huttes

Shared letters: eht. Private to "hotte": o. Private to "huttes": su.

"hotte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "huttes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hottehhotte · hotet · htote · ohtte
  • hutteshhuttes · htutes · hutes · hutets · huttess · huttse · uhttes

Frequency comparison

hotte#39,336
huttes#44,495

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hotte" and "huttes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (^((h aspiré))\ɔt\ versus ^((h aspiré))\yt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hotte" or "huttes"?
"hotte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,336 in our French list, against #44,495 for "huttes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hotte vs huttes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hotte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list