effervescent
/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
"effervescent" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“effervescent” is uncommon English (frequency #52,288 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,288
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-effervescent · effervescent · English
effervescent · rank #52,288 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,288
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Eck
Nearest frequency peer: Eck (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “effervescent”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- duce
duce
47,717 corpus weight
- duplicity
duplicity
47,716 corpus weight
- Dyck
Dyck
47,715 corpus weight
- Eck
Eck
47,714 corpus weight
- effervescent
effervescent
47,713 corpus weight
- emanate
emanate
47,709 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “effervescent” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | effervescent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #52,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “effervescent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
effervescent is uncommon English at frequency #52,288 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
effervescent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French effervescent, from Latin effervēscō (“boil up”). The correct English form is effervescent, spelled E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
- 2Vivacious and enthusiastic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effervescent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"It is rarely in human life," rejoined Douglas, "we realize the inimitable paintings our imaginations form, and less so during the effervescent period of youth. The bright impression glows upon the fancy, ravishes the mental view, but ere long vanishes, and leaves the prospect desolate and forlorn."
The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.
Etymology
From French effervescent, from Latin effervēscō (“boil up”).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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