effarouche

\e.fa.ʁuʃ\

/\e.fa.ʁuʃ\/ verb

The verdict

“effarouche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de effaroucher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effarouche · effarouche · French

effarouche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for effarouche
PropertyValue
Headwordeffarouche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.fa.ʁuʃ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « effarouche » en français

effarouchereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

effarouche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.fa.ʁuʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

effarouche has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is effarouche, spelled E-F-F-A-R-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de effaroucher.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de effaroucher.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de effaroucher.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de effaroucher.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de effaroucher.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effarouche"?
"effarouche" is spelled E-F-F-A-R-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fa.ʁuʃ\.
What does "effarouche" mean?
As a verb, "effarouche" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de effaroucher.
How do you pronounce "effarouche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effarouche" is \e.fa.ʁuʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effarouche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list