eau de Seltz
\o də sɛlts\
The verdict
“eau de Seltz” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eau ordinaire chargée d’acide carbonique sous forte pression. Eau gazéifiée servie dans un siphon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eau-de-seltz · eau de Seltz · French
eau de Seltz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 Seltz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o də sɛlts\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
eau de Seltz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o də sɛlts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eau ordinaire chargée d’acide carbonique sous forte pression. Eau gazéifiée servie dans un siphon.".
Zero misspellings are on record for eau de Seltz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is eau de Seltz, spelled E-A-U- -D-E- -S-E-L-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Eau ordinaire chargée d’acide carbonique sous forte pression. Eau gazéifiée servie dans un siphon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eau de Seltz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’hôtel Béraud, bâti vers le commencement du dix-septième siècle, était une de ces constructions carrées (…) qu’on loue à des pensionnats, à des fabricants d’eau de Seltz, à des entrepositaires de vins et d’alcools
Elle demanda au marchand un demi-litre de vin et un siphon d’eau de Seltz.
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.