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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haught

/hɔt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
haught
IPA
/hɔt/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Haughty.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English haut, hault, from Old French haut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɔt/
  • British English: /hɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more haught (comparative) most haught (superlative) haut (alternative, obsolete) haute (alternative, obsolete) hawt (alternative, pronunciation spelling) Haughts (plural)

Derived Forms

haughten haughtly WayHaught

Homonyms

hot (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

thought brought taught fought sought ought ot bot wrought wat distraught fraught

Questions

How do you pronounce haught?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɔt/.
What does haught mean?
Haughty.
Where does haught come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce haught

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