Épernon

\e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\

/\e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\/ name

The verdict

“Épernon” is uncommon French (frequency #78,996 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,996
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département d’Eure-et-Loir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epernon · Épernon · French

Épernon · rank #78,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,996
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éparpille

Nearest frequency peer: éparpille (-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 « Épernon »

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 « Épernon » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Épernon
PropertyValue
HeadwordÉpernon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Épernon » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Épernontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « éparpille » (#78,995), « épigraphiques » (#78,997), « épandages » (#78,994). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « Épernon » est au #78,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Épernon is uncommon French at frequency #78,996 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Épernon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Épernon, spelled É-P-E-R-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département d’Eure-et-Loir.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département d’Eure-et-Loir.

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 "Épernon"?
"Épernon" is spelled É-P-E-R-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\.
What does "Épernon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Épernon" means: Commune française, située dans le département d’Eure-et-Loir.
How do you pronounce "Épernon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Épernon" is \e.pɛʁ.nɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Épernon" come from?
"Épernon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list