Episode

/[epiˈzoːdə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,357

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Episode is aGermannoun. It means: kurzer Abschnitt in einem längeren Prozess, Verlauf Pronounced [epiˈzoːdə]. It ranks #5,357 in German word frequency. Often confused with Episoden and Einöde.

Key facts for Episode
PropertyValue
HeadwordEpisode
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[epiˈzoːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Episode in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Episode is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [epiˈzoːdə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,357 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Episode, with forms such as "eipsode", "epiosde", and "episdoe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Episoden", "Einöde", "epische", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Episode, spelled E-P-I-S-O-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzer Abschnitt in einem längeren Prozess, Verlauf
  2. 2
    eingeschobene Handlung, Nebenhandlung
  3. 3
    kurzer Abschnitt im Krankheitsverlauf
  4. 4
    einzelne Folge oder einzelner Teil einer Fernsehreihe oder eines mehrteiligen Films
  5. 5
    zwischen die Ausführungen des Fugenthemas eingeschobener Satz

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eipsode,epiosde,episdoe,episodde,episoed,epissode,eppisode,epsiode,peisode

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Episode

Misspelling Variants of "Episode"

eipsode7epiosde7episdoe7episodde8episoed7epissode8eppisode8epsiode7
Misspelling Variants of "Episode"

Frequency rank: #5,357 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Episode"?
"Episode" is spelled E-P-I-S-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [epiˈzoːdə].
What does "Episode" mean?
As a noun, "Episode" means: kurzer Abschnitt in einem längeren Prozess, Verlauf
What words are commonly confused with "Episode"?
"Episode" is commonly confused with "Episoden", "Einöde", "epische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Episode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Episode" is [epiˈzoːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Episode" come from?
"Episode" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.