efficient
French, adjective/e.fi.sjɑ̃/
efficient is spelled E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Efficient is a French adjective meaning “efficient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui produit un effet”.
What does efficient mean in English?
adjective
- 1
efficient
- 2
effective
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui produit un effet. 2. Efficace avec un effort réduit, un coût réduit ou une consommation réduite. 3. Efficace (sans nuances).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of efficient
- efficiente feminine
- efficients masculine plural
- efficientes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce efficient?
- /e.fi.sjɑ̃/
- \e.fi.sjɑ̃\
- [e.fi.sjɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is efficient in French?
efficient appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).