effet de serre

\e.fɛ də sɛʁ\

/\e.fɛ də sɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“effet de serre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phénomène de réchauffement d’un espace clos, comme une serre, dû à la transmission de la lumière visible et à la rétention partielle du rayonnement infrarouge.

Key facts for effet de serre
PropertyValue
Headwordeffet de serre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.fɛ də sɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “effet de serre” sits in French frequency

effet de serre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

effet de serre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.fɛ də sɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for effet de serre, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is effet de serre, spelled E-F-F-E-T- -D-E- -S-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phénomène de réchauffement d’un espace clos, comme une serre, dû à la transmission de la lumière visible et à la rétention partielle du rayonnement infrarouge.
  2. 2
    Phénomène d’échauffement de la surface terrestre et de la basse atmosphère dû à l’absorption et à la réémission du rayonnement infrarouge par certains gaz atmosphériques (vapeur d’eau, dioxyde de carbone, méthane…).

This word in other languages

greenhouse effect(English)efecto invernadero(Español)Treibhauseffekt(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effet de serre"?
"effet de serre" is spelled E-F-F-E-T- -D-E- -S-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɛ də sɛʁ\.
What does "effet de serre" mean?
As a noun, "effet de serre" means: Phénomène de réchauffement d’un espace clos, comme une serre, dû à la transmission de la lumière visible et à la rétention partielle du rayonnement infrarouge.
How do you pronounce "effet de serre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effet de serre" is \e.fɛ də sɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effet de serre" come from?
"effet de serre" 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 “effet de serre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-F-F-E-T- -D-E- -S-E-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.fɛ də sɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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