EPO

[ˈeːpo]

/[ˈeːpo]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“EPO” is uncommon German (frequency #65,168 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,168
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erythropoetin

Corpus desk

Index DE-epo · EPO · German

EPO · rank #65,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,168
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entwendeten

Nearest frequency peer: entwendeten (-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 „EPO“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for EPO
PropertyValue
HeadwordEPO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈeːpo]
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „EPO“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).EPOfällt 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: „entwendeten“ (#65,167), „erbat“ (#65,169), „entrückt“ (#65,166). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „EPO“ bei #65,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

EPO is uncommon German at frequency #65,168 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˈeːpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erythropoetin".

EPO has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is EPO, spelled E-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erythropoetin

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Fahrer der Tour de France haben mit EPO gedopt.

This word in other languages

EPO(English)EPO(Español)EPO(Français)

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 "EPO"?
"EPO" is spelled E-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːpo].
What does "EPO" mean?
As an abbreviation, "EPO" means: Erythropoetin
How do you pronounce "EPO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "EPO" is [ˈeːpo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "EPO" come from?
"EPO" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

GSG#65,312ASG#64,983ise#65,384AFG#64,944

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list