eau de jouvence
\o də ʒu.vɑ̃s\
The verdict
“eau de jouvence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eau provenant de la fontaine de jouvence, réputée rajeunir et rendre immortel celui qui en buvait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eau-de-jouvence · eau de jouvence · French
eau de jouvence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eau de jouvence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o də ʒu.vɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eau de jouvence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o də ʒu.vɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eau provenant de la fontaine de jouvence, réputée rajeunir et rendre immortel celui qui en buvait.".
eau de jouvence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is eau de jouvence, spelled E-A-U- -D-E- -J-O-U-V-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Eau provenant de la fontaine de jouvence, réputée rajeunir et rendre immortel celui qui en buvait.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eau de jouvence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je bois leur parole comme une eau de jouvence.
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.