Which to use
“rehaussé” is an adjective and “rehausser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,522
- “rehaussé” frequency rank
- #32,155
- “rehausser” frequency rank
- 69677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rehaussé | rehausser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un meuble, d’une pièce dont la bordure est d’un autre émail. | Hausser davantage. |
Same sound, different letters: rehaussé vs rehausser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. rehaussé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against rehausser's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - rehaussé / rehausser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rehaussé and rehausser 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69677, 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\. rehausser is at rank #32,155, 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 69677, this pair ranks #54,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rehaussé vs rehausser
Shared letters: aehrsu. Private to "rehaussé": é. Private to "rehausser": -.
"rehaussé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "rehausser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rehausser ← erhausser · reahusser · rehasuser · rehauser · rehausesr · rehausserr · rehaussre · rehhausser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rehaussé" and "rehausser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rehaussé" or "rehausser"?
Useful next steps
"rehaussé" and "rehausser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "rehaussé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rehausser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rehaussé" and "rehausser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rehaussé vs rehaussée". 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 #54,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.