compteur d’eau
\kɔ̃.tœʁ do\
The verdict
“compteur d’eau” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil, dispositif destiné à mesurer le volume d’eau passant par un conduit, un tuyau. Généralement utilisé par le fournisseur pour facturer au client sa consommation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compteur d’eau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tœʁ do\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compteur d’eau” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for compteur d’eau is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.tœʁ do\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Appareil, dispositif destiné à mesurer le volume d’eau passant par un conduit, un tuyau. Généralement utilisé par le fournisseur pour facturer au client sa consommation.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for compteur d’eau in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compteur d’eau, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E-U-R- -D-’-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Appareil, dispositif destiné à mesurer le volume d’eau passant par un conduit, un tuyau. Généralement utilisé par le fournisseur pour facturer au client sa consommation.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “compteur d’eau”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-P-T-E-U-R- -D-’-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.tœʁ do\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.