épeurant
\e.pœ.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“épeurant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Qui épeure (apeure), effrayant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epeurant · épeurant · French
épeurant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épeurant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.pœ.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épeurant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épeurant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.pœ.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Qui épeure (apeure), effrayant.".
Zero misspellings are on record for épeurant in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is épeurant, spelled É-P-E-U-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1ou Qui épeure (apeure), effrayant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épeurant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Maintenant, il est presque nuit ; tout a changé de couleur et d’aspect ; les ombres de la terre s’entendent avec les grands voiles du ciel pour projeter à droite et à gauche toute espèce de formes bizarres, inaccoutumées, presque épeurantes.
La sonorité de ce mausolée blanc est presque épeurante, les échos n’y cessent pas. Si l’on y chante le nom d’Allah, le son exagéré de la voix s’y prolonge pendant plusieurs secondes, et traîne dans l’air à n'en plus finir, comme un souffle d’orgue.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.