effusion
\e.fy.zjɔ̃\
The verdict
“effusion” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #35,011 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,011
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de répandre un liquide, de se répandre, en parlant d’un liquide, ou résultat de cette action.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | effusion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.fy.zjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #35,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “effusion” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for effusion is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.fy.zjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,011 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for effusion, with forms such as "effsuion", "effuison", and "effusino". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is effusion, spelled E-F-F-U-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de répandre un liquide, de se répandre, en parlant d’un liquide, ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Vive et sincère manifestation d’un sentiment, épanchement.
- 3Technique de séparation des constituants d'un mélange gazeux, qui utilise les différences de vitesse entre les gaz qui traversent une paroi poreuse.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: effsuion,effuison,effusino,effusionn,effusoin,effussion,efufsion,efusion,fefusion
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of effusion - 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.
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.
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Using “effusion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-F-F-U-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.fy.zjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.