effeuillement
\ɛ.fœj.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“effeuillement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État des arbres dépouillés de leur feuillage ou qui s’en dépouillent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effeuillement · effeuillement · French
effeuillement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | effeuillement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.fœj.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « effeuillement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
effeuillement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ.fœj.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
effeuillement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 effeuillement, spelled E-F-F-E-U-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1État des arbres dépouillés de leur feuillage ou qui s’en dépouillent.
- 2Disparition progressive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effeuillement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans cette même région, venait d’éclore une peuplade éphémère de toutes petites phalènes noires et roses (du même rose que les amourettes) qui dormaient posées partout sur les longues tiges des herbes, et qui s’envolaient comme un effeuillement de pétales de fleurs, dès qu’on agitait ces foins.
La campagne apparaissait meurtrie sous l’effeuillement prématuré des haies et des arbres.
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.