gare d’eau
\ɡaʁ d‿o\
The verdict
“gare d’eau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gare fluviale, où les bateaux peuvent se garer sans se gêner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gare-d-eau · gare d’eau · French
gare d’eau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gare d’eau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡaʁ d‿o\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gare d’eau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gare d’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡaʁ d‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gare fluviale, où les bateaux peuvent se garer sans se gêner.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gare d’eau, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gare d’eau, spelled G-A-R-E- -D-’-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Gare fluviale, où les bateaux peuvent se garer sans se gêner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gare d’eau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Apparue timidement en 1976, la location de bateaux de plaisance fut amplifiée en 1980 par l’implantation sur l’ancienne gare d’eau, de la société Blue-Line qui dispose d’une flotte de 80 unités.
Synonyms
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.