épeurer
\e.pœ.ʁe\
The verdict
“épeurer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ou Faire peur à (quelqu’un).
Corpus desk
Index FR-epeurer · épeurer · French
épeurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | épeurer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.pœ.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épeurer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épeurer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.pœ.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou Faire peur à (quelqu’un).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for épeurer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is épeurer, spelled É-P-E-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1ou Faire peur à (quelqu’un).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épeurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Je ne vous parle pas, mon petit Monsieur, répondit le paysan, et de plus gros que vous ne m’ont pas épeuré.
Quand la fille aux tétons énormes, aux yeux vifs, — Celle-là, ce n’est pas un baiser qui l’épeure ! — Rieuse, m’apporta des tartines de beurre, Du jambon tiède, dans un plat colorié, […]
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.