epítome

[eˈpit̪ome]

/[eˈpit̪ome]/ noun

The verdict

“epítome” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,901 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,901
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-epitome · epítome · Spanish

epítome · rank #52,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,901
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrometerse

Nearest frequency peer: entrometerse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “epítome”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “epítome” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for epítome
PropertyValue
Headwordepítome
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈpit̪ome]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “epítome” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).epítomecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “entrometerse” (#52,900), “erigirse” (#52,902), “entrevistadas” (#52,899). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “epítome” va en #52,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

epítome is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,901 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈpit̪ome]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for epítome, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is epítome, spelled E-P-Í-T-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra.
  2. 2
    Figura consistente en la repetición del exordio de un parlamento al final del mismo, a modo de resumen.
  3. 3
    Exponente más acabado o perfecto de una clase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how epítome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mi abuela era una mujer muy religiosa. En la familia ella era el epítome de la fe, el epítome de la religión.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "epítome"?
"epítome" is spelled E-P-Í-T-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈpit̪ome].
What does "epítome" mean?
As a noun, "epítome" means: Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra.
How do you pronounce "epítome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epítome" is [eˈpit̪ome]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epítome" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "epítome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list