huéesvshuttesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,331
“huées” frequency rank
#44,495
“huttes” frequency rank
85826
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature huées huttes
Definition Pluriel de huée. Pluriel de hutte.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
huées
6 ch
huttes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. huées (^((h aspiré))\y.e\) 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 85826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

huées is recorded at frequency rank #41,331, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\y.e\. 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 85826, this pair ranks #10,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of huées vs huttes

Shared letters: ehsu. Private to "huées": é. Private to "huttes": t.

"huées" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "huttes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hutteshhuttes · htutes · hutes · hutets · huttess · huttse · uhttes

Frequency comparison

huées#41,331
huttes#44,495

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "huées" and "huttes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (^((h aspiré))\y.e\ versus ^((h aspiré))\yt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "huées" or "huttes"?
"huées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,331 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 huées 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 “huées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list