merle d’eau
\mɛʁ.lə d‿o\
The verdict
“merle 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de cincle plongeur (oiseau).
Corpus desk
Index FR-merle-d-eau · merle d’eau · French
merle d’eau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | merle d’eau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɛʁ.lə d‿o\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « merle d’eau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
merle d’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛʁ.lə d‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de cincle plongeur (oiseau).".
merle d’eau has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is merle d’eau, spelled M-E-R-L-E- -D-’-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de cincle plongeur (oiseau).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how merle d’eau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grâce à une épaisse couche de duvet et à son plumage très serré, le merle d’eau peut résister à des températures aussi froides que - 45 degrés Celsius !
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.