epigram
/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/
"epigram" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“epigram” is uncommon English (frequency #77,651 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,651
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inscription in stone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-epigram · epigram · English
epigram · rank #77,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,651
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Esch
Nearest frequency peer: Esch (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “epigram”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- enunciate
enunciate
22,354 corpus weight
- environ
environ
22,353 corpus weight
- epigram
epigram
22,350 corpus weight
- Esch
Esch
22,348 corpus weight
- espada
espada
22,346 corpus weight
- estimable
estimable
22,344 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “epigram” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epigram |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “epigram” in English
Rare enough to double-check
epigram is uncommon English at frequency #77,651 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for epigram in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”). The correct English form is epigram, spelled E-P-I-G-R-A-M.
Definition
- 1An inscription in stone.
- 2A brief but witty saying.
- 3A short, witty or pithy poem.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how epigram appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The second has written a sonnet upon the mutability of woman, And the third writes an epigram to Candidia.
Etymology
From Middle French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, “inscription”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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