effet secondaire
\e.fɛ sə.ɡɔ̃.dɛʁ\
The verdict
“effet secondaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Effet distinct de celui initialement espéré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effet-secondaire · effet secondaire · French
effet secondaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 secondaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.fɛ sə.ɡɔ̃.dɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
effet secondaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.fɛ sə.ɡɔ̃.dɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for effet secondaire, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is effet secondaire, spelled E-F-F-E-T- -S-E-C-O-N-D-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Effet distinct de celui initialement espéré.
- 2Effet indésirable d’un médicament.
- 3Modification de valeurs du programme autres que celles explicitement spécifiées lors de l’appel d’une fonction ou un sous-programme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effet secondaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La grande chaleur qui provient d'un exercice violent (effet primitif), est suivie de frissons et de froid (effet secondaire). L'homme qui s'était échauffé hier en buvant largement du vin (effet primitif), est aujourd'hui sensible au moindre courant d'air (effet secondaire).
Hautement recommandé pour les délires antisionistes, révisionnistes, judéophobiques, ou autre simple envie de frapper son voisin parce qu'il est juif. Très efficace, Antisémitox n'a aucun effet secondaire. Il traite également l'antisionisme.
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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.