IPA: /ˈhoʊtɛst/
KK: /hɔːtɛst/
The highest or best in quality or status.
She wore the hautest fashion at the gala, turning heads everywhere she went.
Hautest is derived from the Old French word 'haut', meaning high or elevated, combined with the superlative suffix '-est', which indicates the highest degree. Therefore, 'hautest' refers to something that is the highest or most elevated.
Think of 'haut' meaning high, and remember that 'hautest' signifies the highest point or degree.
No commonly confused words.