effervescent
/ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/adjective
effervescent is spelled E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, effervescent means “Giving off bubbles; fizzy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in effervescent?
| Letters | 12: E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 effervescent?
Effervescent appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 effervescent?
- UK /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
- US /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/
Effervescent has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-effervescent.ogg, En-au-effervescent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with effervescent?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as effervescent from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsənt/):
- crescent
- fluorescent
- depressant
- evanescent
- obsolescent
- florescent
- pearlescent
- coalescent
- tumescent
- arborescent
- intumescent
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 effervescent
- more effervescent comparative
- most effervescent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does effervescent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
- 2
Vivacious and enthusiastic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effervescent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | effervescent |
| German | sprudelnd, brausend , überschäumend, spritzig |
| Spanish | efervescente |
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 effervescent come from?
From Latin effervescentem, from effervescere, from ex- + fervescere, from fervere. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).