zone humide

\zo.n‿y.mid\

/\zo.n‿y.mid\/ noun

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The verdict

“zone humide” 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 May 6, 2026) - Région où le principal facteur d'influence du biotope et de sa biocénose est l'eau.

Key facts for zone humide
PropertyValue
Headwordzone humide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zo.n‿y.mid\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zone humide” sits in French frequency

zone humide 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

zone humide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zo.n‿y.mid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zone humide, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is zone humide, spelled Z-O-N-E- -H-U-M-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Région où le principal facteur d'influence du biotope et de sa biocénose est l'eau.
  2. 2
    Terres couvertes ou saturées d'eau en permanence ou pendant une partie importante de l'année, selon la Directive 2009/28/CE du Parlement européen.
  3. 3
    Zone littorale où l’eau est stagnante ou courante, douce, saumâtre ou salée, y compris des étendues d’eau marine dont la profondeur à marée basse n’excède pas six mètres, dans la Convention de Ramsar
  4. 4
    Surface chargée de substance ou vapeur aqueuse.

Synonyms

milieu humide

This word in other languages

wetland(English)

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 "zone humide"?
"zone humide" is spelled Z-O-N-E- -H-U-M-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \zo.n‿y.mid\.
What does "zone humide" mean?
As a noun, "zone humide" means: Région où le principal facteur d'influence du biotope et de sa biocénose est l'eau.
How do you pronounce "zone humide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zone humide" is \zo.n‿y.mid\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zone humide" come from?
"zone humide" 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 “zone humide”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Z-O-N-E- -H-U-M-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \zo.n‿y.mid\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list