goutte d’eau
\ɡut do\
The verdict
“goutte 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entaille sous un rebord permettant l’écoulement de l’eau de pluie à l’extérieur d’un bâtiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-goutte-d-eau · goutte d’eau · French
goutte d’eau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | goutte d’eau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡut do\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « goutte d’eau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
goutte d’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡut do\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for goutte d’eau in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is goutte d’eau, spelled G-O-U-T-T-E- -D-’-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Entaille sous un rebord permettant l’écoulement de l’eau de pluie à l’extérieur d’un bâtiment.
- 2Forme d’une goutte d’eau juste avant de tomber.
- 3Quantité infime, voire insuffisante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how goutte d’eau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une goutte d’eau au regard du millier de milliards nécessaires mais un symbole fort.
Synonyms
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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.