épeuré
\e.pœ.ʁe\
The verdict
“épeuré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est pris de peur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epeure · épeuré · French
épeuré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | épeuré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.pœ.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épeuré » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épeuré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.pœ.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est pris de peur.".
Zero misspellings are on record for épeuré in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épeuré, spelled É-P-E-U-R-É.
Definition
- 1Qui est pris de peur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épeuré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne me souviens point de l’avoir jamais vu bien réjoui, ni bien épeuré, ni bien content, ni bien fâché d’aucune chose qui nous arrivait. — (George Sand, Les Maîtres sonneurs, George Bell and sons, 1908, page 6)
Un cygne nage, épeuré, dans un tourbillon de plumes sanglantes.
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.