grandes eaux
\ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿o\
The verdict
“grandes eaux” 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) - Crue extraordinaire des fleuves, des rivières.
Corpus desk
Index FR-grandes-eaux · grandes eaux · French
grandes eaux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | grandes eaux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿o\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « grandes eaux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
grandes eaux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁɑ̃d.z‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for grandes eaux in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists 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 grandes eaux, spelled G-R-A-N-D-E-S- -E-A-U-X.
Definition
- 1Crue extraordinaire des fleuves, des rivières.
- 2Crue printanière causée par la fonte des neiges.
- 3Avec de l'eau en abondance
- 4Pleurs abondants.
- 5Cascades, jets d’eau jouant tous ensemble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how grandes eaux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À l’époque des grandes eaux.
Au pied des sapins à travers les cailloux, un ruisseau qui, dans les grandes eaux devenait un torrent, précipitait une onde fraîche et écumante.
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.