être dans l’eau

\ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\

/\ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\/ verb

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The verdict

“être dans l’eau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - N’être plus envisagé, être abandonné, être annulé.

Key facts for être dans l’eau
PropertyValue
Headwordêtre dans l’eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “être dans l’eau” sits in French frequency

être dans l’eau 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

être dans l’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "N’être plus envisagé, être abandonné, être annulé.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for être dans l’eau in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is être dans l’eau, spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-A-N-S- -L-’-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    N’être plus envisagé, être abandonné, être annulé.

Synonyms

être à l’eautomber à l’eau

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 "être dans l’eau"?
"être dans l’eau" is spelled Ê-T-R-E- -D-A-N-S- -L-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\.
What does "être dans l’eau" mean?
As a verb, "être dans l’eau" means: N’être plus envisagé, être abandonné, être annulé.
How do you pronounce "être dans l’eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "être dans l’eau" is \ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "être dans l’eau" come from?
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Using “être dans l’eau”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Ê-T-R-E- -D-A-N-S- -L-’-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ.tʁ dɑ̃ l‿o\ (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