epa
[ˈepa]
The verdict
“epa” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,394 in Spanish word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #19,394
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voz de advertencia o llamado de atención ante algo inadecuado o peligroso.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈepa] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #19,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “epa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for epa is 3 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈepa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,394 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for epa in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ex", "et", "eu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is epa, spelled E-P-A.
Definition
- 1Voz de advertencia o llamado de atención ante algo inadecuado o peligroso.
- 2Introduce un mandato, una orden, especialmente para detenerse.
- 3Sirve para manifestar alegría y entusiasmo.
- 4Indica sorpresa o extrañeza.
- 5Fórmula de saludo familiar.
- 6Manifiesta rechazo o molestia.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “epa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-P-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈepa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ex” - see the side-by-side comparison. epa vs ex
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.