Which to use
“rehaussé” is an adjective and “rehaussée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,522
- “rehaussé” frequency rank
- #48,146
- “rehaussée” frequency rank
- 85668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rehaussé | rehaussée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un meuble, d’une pièce dont la bordure est d’un autre émail. | Participe passé féminin singulier de rehausser. |
Same sound, different letters: rehaussé vs rehaussée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. rehaussé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against rehaussée's 9 (CVCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - rehaussé and rehaussée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rehaussé and rehaussée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.o.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rehaussé” sits inside “rehaussée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rehaussé is recorded at frequency rank #37,522, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.o.se\. rehaussée is at rank #48,146, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.o.se\.
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 85668, this pair ranks #10,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rehaussé vs rehaussée
Shared letters: aehrsué. Private to "rehaussé": -. Private to "rehaussée": -.
"rehaussé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "rehaussée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rehaussé" and "rehaussée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rehaussé" or "rehaussée"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rehaussé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rehaussée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rehaussé" and "rehaussée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rehaussée vs rehausser". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.