Serpent d’Eau

\sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\

/\sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\/ name

The verdict

“Serpent d’Eau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément 30 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 6ᵉ branche terrestre 巳 qui représente le Serpent du zodiaque chino...

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Index FR-serpent-d-eau · Serpent d’Eau · French

Serpent d’Eau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 Serpent d’Eau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSerpent d’Eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Serpent d’Eau » en français

Serpent d’Eaureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Serpent d’Eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément 30 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 6ᵉ branche terrestre 巳 qui représente le Serpent du zodiaque chino...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Serpent d’Eau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Serpent d’Eau, spelled S-E-R-P-E-N-T- -D-’-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Élément 30 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 6ᵉ branche terrestre 巳 qui représente le Serpent du zodiaque chinois, associé aux années 1953, 2013 et 2073 entre autres.

Synonyms

guisi

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 "Serpent d’Eau"?
"Serpent d’Eau" is spelled S-E-R-P-E-N-T- -D-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\.
What does "Serpent d’Eau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Serpent d’Eau" means: Élément 30 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 6ᵉ branche terrestre 巳 qui représente le Serpent du zodiaque chino...
How do you pronounce "Serpent d’Eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Serpent d’Eau" is \sɛʁ.pɑ̃ d‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Serpent d’Eau" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list