epode
/ˈɛpəʊd/
"epode" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“epode” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-epode · epode · English
epode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epode |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛpəʊd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “epode” in English
Rare enough to double-check
epode is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛpəʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for epode, 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.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode. The correct English form is epode, spelled E-P-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
- 2A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.
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.