eau bénite
\o be.nit\
The verdict
“eau bénite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eau rituelle utilisée pour la purification des fidèles et lors de certaines consécrations religieuses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eau bénite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o be.nit\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eau bénite” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eau bénite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o be.nit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
eau bénite doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is eau bénite, spelled E-A-U- -B-É-N-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Eau rituelle utilisée pour la purification des fidèles et lors de certaines consécrations religieuses.
- 2Bénédiction ; miraculeux.
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 “eau bénite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-A-U- -B-É-N-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o be.nit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.