épancher

\e.pɑ̃.ʃe\

/\e.pɑ̃.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“épancher” is uncommon French (frequency #61,246 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,246
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire couler d’un vase en l’inclinant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epancher · épancher · French

épancher · rank #61,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,246
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émois

Nearest frequency peer: émois (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « épancher »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « épancher » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for épancher
PropertyValue
Headwordépancher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.pɑ̃.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « épancher » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.épanchertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « émois » (#61,245), « éphémérides » (#61,247), « émeuvent » (#61,244). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épancher » est au #61,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

épancher is uncommon French at frequency #61,246 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \e.pɑ̃.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

épancher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is épancher, spelled É-P-A-N-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire couler d’un vase en l’inclinant.
  2. 2
    S’extravaser, en parlant du sang, d’une humeur.
  3. 3
    Ouvrir son cœur avec sincérité, avec tendresse, avec confiance.
  4. 4
    Se répandre largement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Épancher du vin, de l’huile.
  2. Épancher sa bile, exhaler sa colère, sa mauvaise humeur.

This word in other languages

outpour(English)verter(Español)derramar(Português)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "épancher"?
"épancher" is spelled É-P-A-N-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pɑ̃.ʃe\.
What does "épancher" mean?
As a verb, "épancher" means: Faire couler d’un vase en l’inclinant.
How do you pronounce "épancher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épancher" is \e.pɑ̃.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épancher" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

émeuvent#61,244étancher#61,249écrasait#61,239écoulant#61,238

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list