prise d’eau

\pʁiz d‿o\

/\pʁiz d‿o\/ noun

The verdict

“prise 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) - Robinet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-prise-d-eau · prise d’eau · French

prise 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 "P" 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.

Key facts for prise d’eau
PropertyValue
Headwordprise d’eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁiz d‿o\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « prise d’eau » en français

prise d’eausiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prise d’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pʁiz d‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for prise d’eau, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prise d’eau, spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-’-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Robinet.
  2. 2
    Détournement d’une rivière, d’un étang, etc., d’une certaine quantité d’eau, soit pour faire tourner un moulin, soit pour quelque autre usage.
  3. 3
    Concession qui est faite pour détourner ainsi de l’eau.
  4. 4
    L’eau même qui est ainsi détournée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how prise d’eau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jean Valjean allait lui-même chercher l’eau à une prise d’eau qui était tout proche sur le boulevard.
  2. Il est d'ailleurs impossible de compter pendant les sécheresses sur la totalité du produit alimentaire parce que les riverains de la Bar profitant de ce qu'elle n'est pas considérée comme rivière navigable en amont de la prise d'eau y font de nombreuses saignées pour l'irrigation de leurs prairies ; […].

Synonyms

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 "prise d’eau"?
"prise d’eau" is spelled P-R-I-S-E- -D-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁiz d‿o\.
What does "prise d’eau" mean?
As a noun, "prise d’eau" means: Robinet.
How do you pronounce "prise d’eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prise d’eau" is \pʁiz d‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prise d’eau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list