Epik

[ˈeːpɪk]

/[ˈeːpɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Epik” is uncommon German (frequency #56,949 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,949
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der drei großen Gattungen der Literatur, umfasst erzählende Literatur in Vers- oder Prosaform

Corpus desk

Index DE-epik · Epik · German

Epik · rank #56,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,949
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erbitterte

Nearest frequency peer: erbitterte (+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 „Epik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Epik
PropertyValue
HeadwordEpik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈeːpɪk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Epik“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Epikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „erbitterte“ (#56,950), „Erdarbeiten“ (#56,951), „Entourage“ (#56,946). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Epik“ bei #56,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Epik is uncommon German at frequency #56,949 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːpɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine der drei großen Gattungen der Literatur, umfasst erzählende Literatur in Vers- oder Prosaform".

No misspelling variants are generated for Epik in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Epik, spelled E-P-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine der drei großen Gattungen der Literatur, umfasst erzählende Literatur in Vers- oder Prosaform

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Epik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zur Epik gehören berühmte Werke der Weltliteratur wie Homers Ilias und Odyssee.

Synonyms

Erzählkunst

Antonyms

DramatikLyrik

This word in other languages

épica(Español)

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 "Epik"?
"Epik" is spelled E-P-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːpɪk].
What does "Epik" mean?
As a noun, "Epik" means: eine der drei großen Gattungen der Literatur, umfasst erzählende Literatur in Vers- oder Prosaform
How do you pronounce "Epik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Epik" is [ˈeːpɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Epik" come from?
"Epik" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list