effort

\e.fɔʁ\

/\e.fɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“effort” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,997
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de s’efforcer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effort · effort · French

effort · rank #1,997 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,997
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH définition

Nearest frequency peer: définition (-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 « effort »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « effort » 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).

effort vs export
67% similar
effort vs endort
67% similar
effort vs escort
67% similar

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

Key facts for effort
PropertyValue
Headwordeffort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.fɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,997
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « effort »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.effortse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « définition » (#1,996), « importantes » (#1,998), « dr » (#1,995). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « effort » est au #1,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around effort (IPA \e.fɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,997 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for effort, with forms such as "efforrt", "effortt", and "effotr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "export", "endort", "escort", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is effort, spelled E-F-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de s’efforcer.
  2. 2
    Action énergique d’une force physique ou intellectuelle.
  3. 3
    Résultat produit par cet effort.
  4. 4
    Pression exercée par un corps, en parlant des choses.
  5. 5
    Hernie ou contraction douloureuse de quelque muscle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il pâlit un peu, puis, tentant un effort désespéré, réussit à dégager un pied, tandis que l’autre restait prisonnier de la glu mouvante et fétide des profondeurs.
  2. Cet ouvrage vous demandera beaucoup d’efforts. Les ennemis ont fait un grand effort pour emporter la place. Arriver à un résultat sans effort.

This word in other languages

effort(English)esfuerzo(Español)Bemühung(Deutsch)esforço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efforrt
  • effortt
  • effotr
  • effrot
  • efofrt
  • efort
  • fefort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effort - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efforrt1effortt1effotr2effrot2efofrt2efort1fefort2
Edit distance from "effort"

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 "effort"?
"effort" is spelled E-F-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fɔʁ\.
What does "effort" mean?
As a noun, "effort" means: Action de s’efforcer.
What words are commonly confused with "effort"?
"effort" is commonly confused with "export", "endort", "escort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effort" is \e.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effort" come from?
"effort" 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 "effort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mandat#2,000claire#1,986portée#2,010refuse#2,013

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

noirs7 variantsvoyez7 variantsterres7 variantstelles7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list