effilocher
\e.fi.lɔ.ʃe\
The verdict
“effilocher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire de la bourre, mettre en charpie des tissus, autrefois on disait drapeler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effilocher · effilocher · French
effilocher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | effilocher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.fi.lɔ.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « effilocher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
effilocher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.fi.lɔ.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
effilocher has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is effilocher, spelled E-F-F-I-L-O-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire de la bourre, mettre en charpie des tissus, autrefois on disait drapeler.
- 2S’effiler par suite de l’usure.
- 3Disparaître peu à peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effilocher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Votre pantalon s’effiloche, est tout effiloché.
Voilà que pour pleurer, je dois penser à ce qui m’est indifférent, à ce qui ne souffrira pas : à des linges effilochés, au vernis des pieds de table, qui brûlent d’un feu sans lueur ; à un petit couteau que j’ai perdu dans un champ où il y avait une mare, des barrières, des ombres de poiriers, et que je devine si rouillé, si désorienté entre le gravier et…
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.