effervescence
/ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/noun
effervescence is spelled E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, effervescence means “The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of effervescence is effervescences.
How many letters and syllables are in effervescence?
| Letters | 13: E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is effervescence?
Effervescence appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce effervescence?
- UK /ˌɛf.əˈvɛs.əns/
- US /ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/
Effervescence has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-effervescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with effervescence?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as effervescence from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsəns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of effervescence
- effervescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does effervescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
- 2
Vivacity.
- 3
Fomentation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effervescence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the escape of gas from solution in a liquid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | effervescence |
| German | Sprudeln |
| Portuguese | efervescência |
| Spanish | efervescencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does effervescence come from?
Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).