effectivement

\e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\

/\e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“effectivement” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,419
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec effet, en effet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effectivement · effectivement · French

effectivement · rank #2,419 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,419
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH couper

Nearest frequency peer: couper (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « effectivement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « effectivement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for effectivement
PropertyValue
Headwordeffectivement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#2,419
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « effectivement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.effectivementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « couper » (#2,418), « essentiellement » (#2,420), « consiste » (#2,417). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « effectivement » est au #2,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around effectivement (IPA \e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #2,419 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for effectivement, with forms such as "efectivement", "efefctivement", and "effcetivement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is effectivement, spelled E-F-F-E-C-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec effet, en effet.
  2. 2
    Réellement ; en réalité ; en effet ; en référence ou en confirmation d'une idée déjà exprimée.
  3. 3
    Oui.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Agir effectivement.
  2. Au moment de mettre ce livre sous presse, je viens d’apprendre qu’effectivement, la Junte m’a « déchu » de la nationalité chilienne.

This word in other languages

effectively(English)efectivamente(Español)tatsächlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efectivement
  • efefctivement
  • effcetivement
  • effecctivement
  • effecitvement
  • effectievment
  • effectiveemnt
  • effectivemennt
  • effectivementt
  • effectivemetn
  • effectivemment
  • effectivemnet
  • effectivmeent
  • effectivvement
  • effecttivement
  • effectviement
  • effetcivement
  • fefectivement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effectivement - 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.

efectivement1efefctivement2effcetivement2effecctivement1effecitvement2effectievment2effectiveemnt2effectivemennt1
Edit distance from "effectivement"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effectivement"?
"effectivement" is spelled E-F-F-E-C-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\.
What does "effectivement" mean?
As an adverb, "effectivement" means: Avec effet, en effet.
What are common misspellings of "effectivement"?
Common misspellings include "efectivement", "efefctivement", "effcetivement", "effecctivement", "effecitvement". The correct spelling is "effectivement".
How do you pronounce "effectivement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effectivement" is \e.fɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effectivement" come from?
"effectivement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

démocratique18 variantsparticuliers18 variantsinstitutions18 variantsconversation18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list