eau minérale

\o mi.ne.ʁal\

/\o mi.ne.ʁal\/ noun

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The verdict

“eau minérale” 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 May 6, 2026) - Eau qui contient naturellement une certaine proportion de certains éléments minéraux qui lui donnent une sapidité particulière, voire des propriétés médicinales.

Key facts for eau minérale
PropertyValue
Headwordeau minérale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\o mi.ne.ʁal\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eau minérale” sits in French frequency

eau minérale falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eau minérale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \o mi.ne.ʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

eau minérale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is eau minérale, spelled E-A-U- -M-I-N-É-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eau qui contient naturellement une certaine proportion de certains éléments minéraux qui lui donnent une sapidité particulière, voire des propriétés médicinales.
  2. 2
    Eau de table.

Antonyms

eau du robinet

This word in other languages

mineral water(English)agua mineral(Español)Mineralwasser(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eau minérale"?
"eau minérale" is spelled E-A-U- -M-I-N-É-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o mi.ne.ʁal\.
What does "eau minérale" mean?
As a noun, "eau minérale" means: Eau qui contient naturellement une certaine proportion de certains éléments minéraux qui lui donnent une sapidité particulière, voire des propriétés médicinales.
How do you pronounce "eau minérale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eau minérale" is \o mi.ne.ʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eau minérale" come from?
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Using “eau minérale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-A-U- -M-I-N-É-R-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \o mi.ne.ʁal\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list