hydromètre
\i.dʁɔ.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“hydromètre” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument qui sert à mesurer la pesanteur, la densité, la vitesse, la force, etc., des liquides.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hydromètre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.dʁɔ.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hydromètre” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for hydromètre is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \i.dʁɔ.mɛtʁ\. 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 hydromètre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 hydromètre, spelled H-Y-D-R-O-M-È-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument qui sert à mesurer la pesanteur, la densité, la vitesse, la force, etc., des liquides.
- 2Instrument destiné à indiquer, à distance, la hauteur d'un liquide dans un cuve.
- 3Instrument propre à mesurer l’épaisseur de la couche d’eau qui tombe chaque année sur la surface de la terre en un lieu donné.
- 4Échelle qui mesure la hauteur d'un cours d’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.
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Using “hydromètre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is H-Y-D-R-O-M-È-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.dʁɔ.mɛtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.