epilogue
/ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/
"epilogue" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“epilogue” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,437 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,437
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epilogue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “epilogue” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for epilogue is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,437 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for epilogue, with forms such as "eiplogue", "epilgoue", and "epillogue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately fro… The correct English form is epilogue, spelled E-P-I-L-O-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- 2The performer who gives this speech
- 3A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
- 4A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
Etymology
From French épilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equiavlent to epi- + -logue.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eiplogue,epilgoue,epillogue,epilogeu,epiloggue,epilouge,epiolgue,epliogue,eppilogue,peilogue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of epilogue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “epilogue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-P-I-L-O-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.