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 September 3, 2026) - Conséquences d’un événement qui se traduisent par une augmentation géométrique, exponentielle de faits liés.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effet-boule-de-neige · effet boule de neige · French
effet boule de neige · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
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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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effet boule de neige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La marée noire qui a envahi nos côtes a eu un effet boule de neige sur toute l’économie de la région.
La dette publique est sans cesse plus élevée à cause de l’augmentation du niveau des intérêts (effet boule de neige) et des palinodies de nos gouvernants (théorie des choix publics).
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.