epítome
Spanish, noun
epítome is spelled E-P-Í-T-O-M-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,742nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epítome is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “epitome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, epitome is a different word: “first/third-person singular present subjunctive”. With an accent, epitomé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of epitomar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra”.
What does epítome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineepitome
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of epitomar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Exposición resumida del contenido de una obra. 2. Figura consistente en la repetición del exordio de un parlamento al final del mismo, a modo de resumen. 3. Exponente más acabado o perfecto de una clase.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epítome
- epítomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to epítome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epítome in Spanish?
epítome appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).