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How to spell effect

Effect is spelled E-F-F-E-C-T. E for end result: an effect is what happens, spelled with E and double F.

hear itef·fect/'ةھ,fة›kt/nounRules and real life

What it means: A phenomenon caused by something else.

In a sentence: The magician's wand had a magical effect.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double f.

Not to be confused with: affect, a different word.

Same family: effects, effective, effectively, effectiveness, effectual. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Effect comes from Latin 'effectus,' meaning 'accomplishment' or 'performance.' It is closely related to the verb 'to effect,' which means 'to bring about or cause something to happen.'

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