effervescent
French, adjective/e.fɛʁ.vɛ.sɑ̃/
effervescent is spelled E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 71,364th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Effervescent is a French adjective meaning “effervescent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bouillonnant, agité, en effervescence”.
What does effervescent mean in English?
adjective
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effervescent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Bouillonnant, agité, en effervescence. 2. Qui est susceptible d’effervescence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of effervescent
- effervescente feminine
- effervescents masculine plural
- effervescentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce effervescent?
- /e.fɛʁ.vɛ.sɑ̃/
- /e.fɛʁ.ve.sɑ̃/
- \e.fɛʁ.ve.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to effervescent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is effervescent in French?
effervescent appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).