clair comme de l’eau de roche

\klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\

/\klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\/ adj

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The verdict

“clair comme de l’eau de roche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
29
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très clair, limpide, évident.

Corpus desk

Index FR-clair-comme-de-l-eau-de- · clair comme de l’eau de roche · French

clair comme de l’eau de roche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 29 letters
  • VOW-11 11 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for clair comme de l’eau de roche
PropertyValue
Headwordclair comme de l’eau de roche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\
Letters29
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “clair comme de l’eau de roche” sits in French frequency

clair comme de l’eau de roche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clair comme de l’eau de roche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très clair, limpide, évident.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for clair comme de l’eau de roche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is clair comme de l’eau de roche, spelled C-L-A-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U- -D-E- -R-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très clair, limpide, évident.

Antonyms

clair comme du jus de boudin

This word in other languages

crystal clear(English)glasklar(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clair comme de l’eau de roche"?
"clair comme de l’eau de roche" is spelled C-L-A-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U- -D-E- -R-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\.
What does "clair comme de l’eau de roche" mean?
As an adjective, "clair comme de l’eau de roche" means: Très clair, limpide, évident.
How do you pronounce "clair comme de l’eau de roche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clair comme de l’eau de roche" is \klɛʁ kɔm də l‿o də ʁɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clair comme de l’eau de roche" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list