faire de l’eau

\fɛʁ də l‿o\

/\fɛʁ də l‿o\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire de l’eau” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uriner, pisser.

Key facts for faire de l’eau
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire de l’eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ də l‿o\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire de l’eau” sits in French frequency

faire de 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for faire de l’eau is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ də l‿o\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for faire de l’eau in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faire de l’eau, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Uriner, pisser.
  2. 2
    Accoster et s’approvisionner en eau douce.
  3. 3
    Remettre de l'eau dans le tender ou la soute à eau d'une locomotive.
  4. 4
    Faire eau.

Synonyms

lâcher de 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 "faire de l’eau"?
"faire de l’eau" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ də l‿o\.
What does "faire de l’eau" mean?
As a verb, "faire de l’eau" means: Uriner, pisser.
How do you pronounce "faire de l’eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire de l’eau" is \fɛʁ də l‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire de l’eau" come from?
"faire de l’eau" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “faire de l’eau”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ də 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list