effet

\e.fɛ\

/\e.fɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“effet” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#270
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Ce qui est produit par quelque cause.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effet · effet · French

effet · rank #270 · 5 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #270
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH souvent

Nearest frequency peer: souvent (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “effet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “effet” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

effet vs eft
60% similar
effet vs émet
40% similar
effet vs elfe
60% similar

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

Key facts for effet
PropertyValue
Headwordeffet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.fɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#270
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “effet” 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). effet 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 5 spelling variants around effet (IPA \e.fɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #270 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for effet, with forms such as "efeft", "efet", and "effett". 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. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "eft", "émet", "elfe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is effet, spelled E-F-F-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui est produit par quelque cause.
  2. 2
    Sorte de rotation imprimée à l’objet que l’on lance (boule de pétanque, boule de quilles, …) ou que l’on frappe (ballon de football, balle de tennis, bille de billard, …) afin de modifier son mouvement ultérieur.
  3. 3
    Effort transmis par un mécanisme.
  4. 4
    Ce qui frappe, de ce qui attire ou captive les regards ou l’attention.
  5. 5
    Ce qui est destiné ou ce qui vise à produire de l’effet.
  6. 6
    Exécution d’une chose.
  7. 7
    Billet à ordre, lettre de change, papier de crédit.
  8. 8
    Les biens, les objets meubles, ou censés tels d’après la loi.
  9. 9
    Objets meubles qui sont à l’usage d’une personne, il s’agit presque exclusivement aujourd’hui du linge et des vêtements.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fonction du philosophe consiste exclusivement dans la profanation des idées. Aucune violence n’égale par ses effets la violence théorique. Plus tard, l’action vient…
  2. Les Abenomics, ces solutions proposées par Shinzo Abe pour sortir le pays de l’atonie (croissance autour de 0 % depuis 1992), n’ont pas l’effet attendu.

This word in other languages

effect(English)efecto(Español)Effekt(Deutsch)efeito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efeft
  • efet
  • effett
  • effte
  • fefet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efeft2efet1effett1effte2fefet2
Edit distance from "effet"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effet"?
"effet" is spelled E-F-F-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɛ\.
What does "effet" mean?
As a noun, "effet" means: Ce qui est produit par quelque cause.
What words are commonly confused with "effet"?
"effet" is commonly confused with "eft", "émet", "elfe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effet" is \e.fɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effet" come from?
"effet" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enfin#280porte#284celle#254genre#250

Similar misspelling depth

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

soir5 variantsjean5 variantsavez5 variantssite5 variants

What to do next

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  • "effet" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "eft". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #270 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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