épars

adj

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The verdict

“épars” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,217
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Répandu de ci, de là.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epars · épars · French

épars · rank #36,217 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,217
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH ép

Nearest frequency peer: ép (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « épars »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « épars » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

épars vs EPS
0% similar
épars vs EPR
0% similar
épars vs épis
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for épars
PropertyValue
Headwordépars
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,217
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épars »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).éparsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ép » (#36,216), « étalent » (#36,219), « électriciens » (#36,214). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épars » est au #36,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around épars, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,217 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for épars, with forms such as "epars", "péars", and "éaprs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "EPS", "EPR", "épis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is épars, spelled É-P-A-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Répandu de ci, de là.
  2. 2
    En désordre ; non encore mis en forme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sur le bord de ces rivières qui se versent dans ce lac, on trouve en quantité du cuivre natif épars çà et là sur le rivage.
  2. Le 16 mai, nous sortîmes d’Héraclée, suivant au sud-est une voie ancienne, qu’indiquaient ses pavés épars et l’égalité du terrain.

Synonyms

dispersérépandudisséminé

Antonyms

regroupérassemblé

This word in other languages

scattered(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epars
  • péars
  • éaprs
  • éparrs
  • éparss
  • épasr
  • éppars
  • épras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épars - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epars1péars2éaprs2éparrs1éparss1épasr2éppars1épras2
Edit distance from "épars"

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 "épars"?
"épars" is spelled É-P-A-R-S.
What does "épars" mean?
As an adjective, "épars" means: Répandu de ci, de là.
What words are commonly confused with "épars"?
"épars" is commonly confused with "EPS", "EPR", "épis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "épars" come from?
"épars" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vison#36,204valle#36,200valez#36,199tâter#36,196

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

égarée8 variantsadditif8 variantsalegre8 variantsassommer8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list