effusif
\ɛ.fy.zif\
The verdict
“effusif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractérise une roche résultant du refroidissement de l’effusion d’un magma.
Corpus desk
Index FR-effusif · effusif · French
effusif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | effusif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ.fy.zif\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « effusif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
effusif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ.fy.zif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
effusif has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is effusif, spelled E-F-F-U-S-I-F.
Definition
- 1Caractérise une roche résultant du refroidissement de l’effusion d’un magma.
- 2Qui produit des coulées de lave.
- 3Qui s’effuse, qui se répand.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how effusif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un volcan effusif.
Le volcanisme basaltique de type effusif, et le volcanisme andésitique de type explosif, sont distincts géographiquement.
Synonyms
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.