effect

[ɪˈfekt]

/[ɪˈfekt]/ noun

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The verdict

“effect” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,859
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auswirkung, Folge

Corpus desk

Index DE-effect · effect · German

effect · rank #17,859 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,859
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dürre

Nearest frequency peer: Dürre (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „effect“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „effect“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

effect vs Effekt
67% similar
effect vs Effekte
57% similar
effect vs effects
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for effect
PropertyValue
Headwordeffect
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪˈfekt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,859
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „effect“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).effectliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dürre“ (#17,858), „egoistisch“ (#17,860), „dz“ (#17,857). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „effect“ bei #17,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around effect (IPA [ɪˈfekt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,859 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for effect, with forms such as "efect", "efefct", and "effcet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Effekt", "Effekte", "effects", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is effect, spelled E-F-F-E-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auswirkung, Folge
  2. 2
    Effekt, Wirkung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how effect appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Of course, this statement is slightly disingenuous, since the worst effects occur when soot particles have opportunity to agglomerate, something which oils are expressly formulated to impede: in the converse sense, this property is described as 'dispersancy'."

This word in other languages

effet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efect
  • efefct
  • effcet
  • effecct
  • effectt
  • effetc
  • fefect

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effect - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efect1efefct2effcet2effecct1effectt1effetc2fefect2
Edit distance from "effect"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effect"?
"effect" is spelled E-F-F-E-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪˈfekt].
What does "effect" mean?
As a noun, "effect" means: Auswirkung, Folge
What words are commonly confused with "effect"?
"effect" is commonly confused with "Effekt", "Effekte", "effects". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effect"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effect" is [ɪˈfekt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effect" come from?
"effect" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "effect", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list