Which to use
“effigie” and “effraie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,120
- “effigie” frequency rank
- #22,251
- “effraie” frequency rank
- 38371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effigie | effraie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Figure, représentation d’une personne sous une forme quelconque. | Rapace nocturne du genre Tyto. |
Where the eye mixes effigie and effraie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. effigie (VCCVCVV) and effraie (VCCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between effigie and effraie
A purely visual mix-up. effigie (\ɛ.fi.ʒi\) and effraie (\ɛf.ʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effigie is recorded at frequency rank #16,120, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ.fi.ʒi\. effraie is at rank #22,251, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛf.ʁɛ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38371, this pair ranks #255,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of effigie vs effraie
Shared letters: efi. Private to "effigie": g. Private to "effraie": ar.
"effigie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "effraie" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "effigie" for "effraie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "effigie" or "effraie"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "effigie" and "effraie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "effigie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "effraie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effigie" and "effraie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "effraie vs effréné". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.