effroi
\e.fʁwɑ\
The verdict
“effroi” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,569
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grande frayeur ; terreur ; épouvante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effroi · effroi · French
effroi · rank #24,569 · 6 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #24,569
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH E3
Nearest frequency peer: E3 (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “effroi”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- désignées
désignées
75,437 corpus weight
- détours
détours
75,435 corpus weight
- E3
E3
75,434 corpus weight
- effroi
effroi
75,432 corpus weight
- embarquée
embarquée
75,430 corpus weight
- emery
emery
75,428 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “effroi” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | effroi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.fʁwɑ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #24,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “effroi” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around effroi (IPA \e.fʁwɑ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,569 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for effroi, with forms such as "effori", "effrio", and "effrroi". 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, "effraie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is effroi, spelled E-F-F-R-O-I.
Definition
- 1Grande frayeur ; terreur ; épouvante.
- 2Personnes ou choses qui causent de l’effroi, qui sont l’objet de l’effroi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effroi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les écuries du roi et l'hôtel des gardes-du-corps devinrent pour eux un nouveau sujet de désordre; ils s’y précipitèrent en foule et jetèrent l’effroi parmi les valets d'écurie et les palefreniers.
Othon le regarda venir avec un effroi dont il n’était pas le maître.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- effori
- effrio
- effrroi
- efrfoi
- efroi
- fefroi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effroi - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "effroi", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "effraie". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #24,569 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.