effraction

\e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“effraction” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,733
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bris de clôture, de meuble, de serrure que fait un voleur pour dérober.

Corpus desk

Index FR-effraction · effraction · French

effraction · rank #18,733 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,733
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH déviation

Nearest frequency peer: déviation (-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 « effraction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « effraction » 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).

effraction vs extraction
80% similar

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

Key facts for effraction
PropertyValue
Headwordeffraction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,733
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « effraction »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « déviation » (#18,732), « elfes » (#18,734), « désignent » (#18,731). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « effraction » est au #18,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around effraction (IPA \e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,733 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for effraction, with forms such as "effarction", "effracction", and "effraciton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "extraction", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is effraction, spelled E-F-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bris de clôture, de meuble, de serrure que fait un voleur pour dérober.
  2. 2
    Rupture d’un organe musculaire ou osseux.
  3. 3
    Violation de l’intimité ou de l’intégrité psychique, par harcèlement ou toute autre violence psychologique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bayonville. — Un vol avec effraction a été commis au préjudice de M. Alph. Recorda à Chennery, écart de Bayonville. Entre huit et neuf heures du matin, durant la messe, un malfaiteur s’est introduit dans sa maison en brisant une vitre et a soustrait une somme d'environ huit francs.
  2. Mon père saisit mon poignet et dit à voix basse : « Malheureux ! ce serait une effraction ! – Une effraction ! cria soudain une voix graillonneuse, eh oui, une effraction ! Et ça peut valoir trois mois de prison ! »

Synonyms

disruptionfracturetransgressiontraumatisationviol

This word in other languages

break-in(English)efracción(Español)arrombamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • effarction
  • effracction
  • effraciton
  • effractino
  • effractionn
  • effractoin
  • effracttion
  • effratcion
  • effrcation
  • effrraction
  • efraction
  • efrfaction
  • fefraction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effraction - 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.

effarction2effracction1effraciton2effractino2effractionn1effractoin2effracttion1effratcion2
Edit distance from "effraction"

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 "effraction"?
"effraction" is spelled E-F-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "effraction" mean?
As a noun, "effraction" means: Bris de clôture, de meuble, de serrure que fait un voleur pour dérober.
What words are commonly confused with "effraction"?
"effraction" is commonly confused with "extraction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effraction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effraction" is \e.fʁak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effraction" come from?
"effraction" 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 "effraction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dégagement#18,728exclusives#18,742fanatiques#18,748franchises#18,757

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

déviation13 variantsdépressif13 variantsdécliner13 variantsexprimait13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list