epe

[ˈɛ̂ːpɛ]

/[ˈɛ̂ːpɛ]/ noun

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The verdict

“epe” is uncommon German (frequency #96,922 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,922
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vokativ Singular des Substantivs ep

Corpus desk

Index DE-epe · epe · German

epe · rank #96,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,922
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entwässern

Nearest frequency peer: entwässern (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „epe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „epe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for epe
PropertyValue
Headwordepe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛ̂ːpɛ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#96,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „epe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).epefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entwässern“ (#96,921), „epileptische“ (#96,923), „Entwurfes“ (#96,920). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „epe“ bei #96,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

epe is uncommon German at frequency #96,922 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛ̂ːpɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vokativ Singular des Substantivs ep".

No generated misspelling entries exist for epe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is epe, spelled E-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vokativ Singular des Substantivs ep

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "epe"?
"epe" is spelled E-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛ̂ːpɛ].
What does "epe" mean?
As a noun, "epe" means: Vokativ Singular des Substantivs ep
How do you pronounce "epe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epe" is [ˈɛ̂ːpɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epe" come from?
"epe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "epe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

duu#96,875foc#96,993cay#96,793GMD#97,077

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list