# episode vs epistle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### episode
*noun · IPA /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ · frequency rank #1,138*
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

### epistle
*noun · IPA /ɪˈpɪsl̩/ · frequency rank #32,795*
A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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