ligne de partage des eaux

\liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\

/\liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\/ noun

The verdict

“ligne de partage des 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
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligne qui délimite deux bassins versants adjacents, telle une crête.

Key facts for ligne de partage des eaux
PropertyValue
Headwordligne de partage des eaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ligne de partage des eaux” sits in French frequency

ligne de partage des eaux 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.

Rare enough to double-check

ligne de partage des eaux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ligne de partage des eaux, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ligne de partage des eaux, spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -P-A-R-T-A-G-E- -D-E-S- -E-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligne qui délimite deux bassins versants adjacents, telle une crête.
  2. 2
    Moment où des existences longtemps liées se séparent et prennent des voies différentes.

This word in other languages

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 "ligne de partage des eaux"?
"ligne de partage des eaux" is spelled L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -P-A-R-T-A-G-E- -D-E-S- -E-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\.
What does "ligne de partage des eaux" mean?
As a noun, "ligne de partage des eaux" means: Ligne qui délimite deux bassins versants adjacents, telle une crête.
How do you pronounce "ligne de partage des eaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ligne de partage des eaux" is \liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ligne de partage des eaux" come from?
"ligne de partage des eaux" 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 “ligne de partage des eaux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-G-N-E- -D-E- -P-A-R-T-A-G-E- -D-E-S- -E-A-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \liŋ də paʁ.taʒ de.z‿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