qualité de l’eau

\ka.li.te də lo\

/\ka.li.te də lo\/ noun

The verdict

“qualité de l’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
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques d’une eau, déterminant son aptitude à un usage donné (consommation humaine, irrigation, vie aquatique, industrie, etc.).

Key facts for qualité de l’eau
PropertyValue
Headwordqualité de l’eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.li.te də lo\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “qualité de l’eau” sits in French frequency

qualité de l’eau 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

qualité de l’eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.li.te də lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques d’une eau, déterminant son aptitude à un usage donné (consommation humaine, irrigation, vie aquatique, industrie, etc.).".

Zero misspellings are on record for qualité de l’eau in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is qualité de l’eau, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-É- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques d’une eau, déterminant son aptitude à un usage donné (consommation humaine, irrigation, vie aquatique, industrie, etc.).

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 "qualité de l’eau"?
"qualité de l’eau" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-T-É- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.li.te də lo\.
What does "qualité de l’eau" mean?
As a noun, "qualité de l’eau" means: Ensemble des caractéristiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques d’une eau, déterminant son aptitude à un usage donné (consommation humaine, irrigation, vie aquatique, industrie, etc.).
How do you pronounce "qualité de l’eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "qualité de l’eau" is \ka.li.te də lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "qualité de l’eau" come from?
"qualité de l’eau" 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 “qualité de l’eau”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-T-É- -D-E- -L-’-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.li.te də lo\ (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