How do you spell Reservoir?
Correct spelling
reservoir
RESERV + OIR. French ending.
Why is reservoir spelled this way?
From French reserver, to keep back. A reservoir keeps water back — it stores what would otherwise flow away. The OIR ending is characteristically French.
Common misspellings of reservoir
resevoirreservoireresavoirreservior
Example
The reservoir supplies water to the city.