rehaussévsrehausséeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rehaussé is a adjective, rehaussée is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rehaussé and rehaussée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
rehaussé
9 ch
rehaussée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

rehaussé#37,522
rehaussée#48,146

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rehaussé" and "rehaussée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rehaussé" is an adjective and "rehaussée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rehaussé" or "rehaussée"?
"rehaussé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,522 in our French list, against #48,146 for "rehaussée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rehaussé vs rehaussée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “rehaussé”; for a verb, it's “rehaussée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rehaussé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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