eau douce
\o dus\
The verdict
“eau douce” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eau non salée, de lacs et de cours d’eau.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eau douce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \o dus\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eau douce” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for eau douce is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o dus\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for eau douce in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is eau douce, spelled E-A-U- -D-O-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1Eau non salée, de lacs et de cours d’eau.
- 2Ensemble des lacs, étangs, ruisseaux, fleuves, qui contiennent cette eau.
- 3Eau contenant peu d’ions calcium et magnésium, en particulier dont le titre hydrotimétrique est compris entre 10 et 20°f.
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 douce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-A-U- -D-O-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o dus\ (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.