effractif
\ɛ.fʁak.tif\
The verdict
“effractif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d'une intervention qui exige de traverser la peau ou une autre membrane.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effractif · effractif · French
effractif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | effractif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ.fʁak.tif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
effractif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ.fʁak.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d'une intervention qui exige de traverser la peau ou une autre membrane.".
Zero misspellings are on record for effractif in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is effractif, spelled E-F-F-R-A-C-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Se dit d'une intervention qui exige de traverser la peau ou une autre membrane.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how effractif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un prélèvement par grattage permet d'éviter une biopsie plus effractive.
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.