epítome
[eˈpit̪ome]
The verdict
“epítome” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,901 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,901
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | epítome |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈpit̪ome] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,901 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “epítome” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for epítome is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈpit̪ome]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,901 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra.
- 2Figura consistente en la repetición del exordio de un parlamento al final del mismo, a modo de resumen.
- 3Exponente más acabado o perfecto de una clase.
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 “epítome”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-P-Í-T-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈpit̪ome] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.