effondrer

\e.fɔ̃.dʁe\

/\e.fɔ̃.dʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“effondrer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,121
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remuer, fouiller des terres profondément, en y mêlant de l’engrais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effondrer · effondrer · French

effondrer · rank #16,121 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,121
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH effigie

Nearest frequency peer: effigie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « effondrer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « effondrer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

effondrer vs effondrés
78% similar
effondrer vs effondre
89% similar
effondrer vs effondrée
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for effondrer
PropertyValue
Headwordeffondrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.fɔ̃.dʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,121
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « effondrer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).effondrerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « effigie » (#16,120), « entrepreneuriat » (#16,122), « détaillés » (#16,119). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « effondrer » est au #16,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around effondrer (IPA \e.fɔ̃.dʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,121 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for effondrer, with forms such as "effnodrer", "effodnrer", and "effonddrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "effondrés", "effondre", "effondrée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is effondrer, spelled E-F-F-O-N-D-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remuer, fouiller des terres profondément, en y mêlant de l’engrais.
  2. 2
    Défoncer, rompre, faire crouler.
  3. 3
    Vider les volailles ou les poissons.
  4. 4
    Tomber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how effondrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les terres pierreuses doivent être souvent effondrées.
  2. Trois jours durant, trois nuits d’horreur, la mer franchit les digues, effondra la falaise, balayant tout dans son irrésistible furie, éventrant les champs saccagés, renversant les chaumières et laissant sur le rivage, lorsqu’elle s’apaisa, un monstre comme seul en peut produire l’Enfer.

This word in other languages

collapse(English)colapsar(Español)zusammenbrechen(Deutsch)colapsar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • effnodrer
  • effodnrer
  • effonddrer
  • effonderr
  • effondrerr
  • effondrrer
  • effonndrer
  • effonrder
  • efofndrer
  • efondrer
  • fefondrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effondrer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

effnodrer2effodnrer2effonddrer1effonderr2effondrerr1effondrrer1effonndrer1effonrder2
Edit distance from "effondrer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effondrer"?
"effondrer" is spelled E-F-F-O-N-D-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɔ̃.dʁe\.
What does "effondrer" mean?
As a verb, "effondrer" means: Remuer, fouiller des terres profondément, en y mêlant de l’engrais.
What words are commonly confused with "effondrer"?
"effondrer" is commonly confused with "effondrés", "effondre", "effondrée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effondrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effondrer" is \e.fɔ̃.dʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effondrer" come from?
"effondrer" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "effondrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

détaillés#16,119entrevoir#16,125exactions#16,126donnerais#16,112

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

douzième11 variantscinémas11 variantsindiennes11 variantsCapitole11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list