effroi

/\e.fʁwɑ\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,569

in French word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

effroi is aFrenchnoun. It means: Grande frayeur ; terreur ; épouvante. Pronounced \e.fʁwɑ\. Often confused with effraie.

Key facts for effroi
PropertyValue
Headwordeffroi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.fʁwɑ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,569
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of effroi in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for effroi is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.fʁwɑ\. Corpus data places it at rank #24,569 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for effroi, with forms such as "effori", "effrio", and "effrroi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "effraie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is effroi, spelled E-F-F-R-O-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grande frayeur ; terreur ; épouvante.
  2. 2
    Personnes ou choses qui causent de l’effroi, qui sont l’objet de l’effroi.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: effori,effrio,effrroi,efrfoi,efroi,fefroi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for effroi

Misspelling Variants of "effroi"

effori6effrio6effrroi7efrfoi6efroi5fefroi6
Misspelling Variants of "effroi"

Frequency rank: #24,569 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "effroi"?
"effroi" is spelled E-F-F-R-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \e.fʁwɑ\.
What does "effroi" mean?
As a noun, "effroi" means: Grande frayeur ; terreur ; épouvante.
What words are commonly confused with "effroi"?
"effroi" is commonly confused with "effraie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "effroi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "effroi" is \e.fʁwɑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "effroi" come from?
"effroi" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.