effectives

\e.fɛk.tiv\

/\e.fɛk.tiv\/ adj

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The verdict

“effectives” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,305
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de effectif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effectives · effectives · French

effectives · rank #37,305 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,305
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH effréné

Nearest frequency peer: effréné (+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 « effectives »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « effectives » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

effectives vs effectuées
80% similar
effectives vs effectifs
80% similar
effectives vs effective
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for effectives
PropertyValue
Headwordeffectives
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.fɛk.tiv\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,305
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « effectives »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).effectivesse 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 « effréné » (#37,306), « détachements » (#37,303), « déso » (#37,302). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « effectives » est au #37,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around effectives (IPA \e.fɛk.tiv\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,305 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de effectif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for effectives, with forms such as "efectives", "efefctives", and "effcetives". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "effectuées", "effectifs", "effective", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is effectives, spelled E-F-F-E-C-T-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de effectif.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efectives
  • efefctives
  • effcetives
  • effecctives
  • effecitves
  • effectievs
  • effectivess
  • effectivse
  • effectivves
  • effecttives
  • effectvies
  • effetcives
  • fefectives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efectives1efefctives2effcetives2effecctives1effecitves2effectievs2effectivess1effectivse2
Edit distance from "effectives"

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 "effectives"?
"effectives" is spelled E-F-F-E-C-T-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɛk.tiv\.
What does "effectives" mean?
As an adjective, "effectives" means: Féminin pluriel de effectif.
What words are commonly confused with "effectives"?
"effectives" is commonly confused with "effectuées", "effectifs", "effective". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effectives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effectives" is \e.fɛk.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effectives" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enclencher#37,310exclusions#37,325diffusions#37,272coïncident#37,256

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

désertes13 variantsentraient13 variantsdéchaînée13 variantsdubitatif13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list