eau minérale

\o mi.ne.ʁal\

/\o mi.ne.ʁal\/ noun

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 September 3, 2026) - Eau qui contient naturellement une certaine proportion de certains éléments minéraux qui lui donnent une sapidité particulière, voire des propriétés médicinales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eau-minerale · eau minérale · French

eau minérale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « eau minérale » en français

eau minéralen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eau minérale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nous nous apéritivons d’un verre d’eau minérale et continuons notre route.
  2. Il n’y a aujourd’hui aucune raison scientifique de ne pas employer de l’eau du robinet en Suisse pour la préparation des biberons. Seules les eaux minérales non gazeuses très pauvres en minéraux peuvent entrer en considération. Le risque d’une déshydratation hypertonique est réel avec l’emploi d’une eau trop riche en minéraux. En conséquence, seules quelq…

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list