waterproof
French, adjective/wa.tɛʁ.pʁuf/
waterproof is spelled W-A-T-E-R-P-R-O-O-F (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waterproof is a French adjective meaning “waterproof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Résistant à l’eau, qui ne disparait ou ne s’abîme pas dans l’eau”.
What does waterproof mean in English?
adjective
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waterproof
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Résistant à l’eau, qui ne disparait ou ne s’abîme pas dans l’eau.
noun: 1. Manteau imperméable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of waterproof
- waterproofe feminine
- waterproofs masculine plural
- waterproofes feminine plural
- water-proof dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce waterproof?
- /wa.tɛʁ.pʁuf/
- \wa.tɛʁ.pʁuf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to waterproof
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is waterproof in French?
waterproof appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).