effet boule de neige
\e.fɛ bul də nɛʒ\
The verdict
“effet boule de neige” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conséquences d’un événement qui se traduisent par une augmentation géométrique, exponentielle de faits liés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | effet boule de neige |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.fɛ bul də nɛʒ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “effet boule de neige” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
effet boule de neige is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.fɛ bul də nɛʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conséquences d’un événement qui se traduisent par une augmentation géométrique, exponentielle de faits liés.".
effet boule de neige has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is effet boule de neige, spelled E-F-F-E-T- -B-O-U-L-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Conséquences d’un événement qui se traduisent par une augmentation géométrique, exponentielle de faits liés.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “effet boule de neige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-F-F-E-T- -B-O-U-L-E- -D-E- -N-E-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.fɛ bul də nɛʒ\ (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
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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.