Epitome
[ɛˈpitomeː]
The verdict
“Epitome” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Auszug aus einem Schriftzug ‒ zu verstehen als eine Art von Zusammenfassung, die nur die zentrale Aussage und ihre praktische Konsequenz enthält zum Beispiel einem Artikel vorangestellter Kurztext ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Epitome |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈpitomeː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Epitome” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Epitome is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛˈpitomeː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Auszug aus einem Schriftzug ‒ zu verstehen als eine Art von Zusammenfassung, die nur die zentrale Aussage und ihre praktische Konsequenz enthält zum Beispiel einem Artikel vorangestellter Kurztext ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Epitome, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Epitome, spelled E-P-I-T-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Auszug aus einem Schriftzug ‒ zu verstehen als eine Art von Zusammenfassung, die nur die zentrale Aussage und ihre praktische Konsequenz enthält zum Beispiel einem Artikel vorangestellter Kurztext im Journalismus
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Epitome”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-P-I-T-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛˈpitomeː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.