efféminé

\e.fe.mi.ne\

/\e.fe.mi.ne\/ adj

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The verdict

“efféminé” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,482
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’a pas une apparence physique virile.

Key facts for efféminé
PropertyValue
Headwordefféminé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.fe.mi.ne\
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,482
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “efféminé” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). efféminé lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around efféminé (IPA \e.fe.mi.ne\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,482 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for efféminé, with forms such as "effemine", "effméiné", and "efféimné". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is efféminé, spelled E-F-F-É-M-I-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’a pas une apparence physique virile.
  2. 2
    Qui ressemble à une femme, qui est plus délicat qu’un homme moyen dans ses traits et ses manières.
  3. 3
    Qui possède des caractéristiques généralement attribuées au genre féminin.

This word in other languages

effeminate(English)afeminado(Español)weibisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • effemine
  • effméiné
  • efféimné
  • efféminné
  • effémién
  • effémminé
  • effémnié
  • eféfminé
  • eféminé
  • feféminé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

effemine2effméiné2efféimné2efféminné1effémién2effémminé1effémnié2eféfminé2
Edit distance from "efféminé"

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 "efféminé"?
"efféminé" is spelled E-F-F-É-M-I-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fe.mi.ne\.
What does "efféminé" mean?
As an adjective, "efféminé" means: Qui n’a pas une apparence physique virile.
What are common misspellings of "efféminé"?
Common misspellings include "effemine", "effméiné", "efféimné", "efféminné", "effémién". The correct spelling is "efféminé".
How do you pronounce "efféminé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efféminé" is \e.fe.mi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "efféminé" come from?
"efféminé" 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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Using “efféminé”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-F-F-É-M-I-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.fe.mi.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list