épicentre

\e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\

/\e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“épicentre” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,345. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,345
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Point de l’écorce terrestre situé à la verticale du foyer d’un séisme appelé hypocentre, centre réel du phénomène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epicentre · épicentre · French

épicentre · rank #35,345 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,345
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH épanoui

Nearest frequency peer: épanoui (-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 « épicentre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épicentre » 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).

épicentre vs excentré
56% similar

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

Key facts for épicentre
PropertyValue
Headwordépicentre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,345
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épicentre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).épicentrese 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 « épanoui » (#35,344), « épuisent » (#35,346), « émeutiers » (#35,343). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épicentre » est au #35,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around épicentre (IPA \e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,345 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for épicentre, with forms such as "epicentre", "péicentre", and "éipcentre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "excentré", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is épicentre, spelled É-P-I-C-E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Point de l’écorce terrestre situé à la verticale du foyer d’un séisme appelé hypocentre, centre réel du phénomène.
  2. 2
    Lieu central, ou moment central, où se produit ou d’où provient un phénomène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’épicentre du séisme se trouve proche de la ville.
  2. Autant vous dire que les quatre heures de retard sont une formidable balade de pipeau, vu que Boston est l’épicentre de la bombe cyclonique.

Synonyms

localisation

This word in other languages

epicenter(English)epicentro(Español)Epizentrum(Deutsch)epicentro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epicentre
  • péicentre
  • éipcentre
  • épcientre
  • épiccentre
  • épicenntre
  • épicenrte
  • épicenter
  • épicentrre
  • épicenttre
  • épicetnre
  • épicnetre
  • épiecntre
  • éppicentre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épicentre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epicentre1péicentre2éipcentre2épcientre2épiccentre1épicenntre1épicenrte2épicenter2
Edit distance from "épicentre"

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 "épicentre"?
"épicentre" is spelled É-P-I-C-E-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "épicentre" mean?
As a noun, "épicentre" means: Point de l’écorce terrestre situé à la verticale du foyer d’un séisme appelé hypocentre, centre réel du phénomène.
What words are commonly confused with "épicentre"?
"épicentre" is commonly confused with "excentré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "épicentre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épicentre" is \e.pi.sɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épicentre" come from?
"épicentre" 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 "épicentre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

émeutiers#35,343aiguillon#35,359viscérale#35,326altitudes#35,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ambitieuses14 variantsamèrement14 variantsantidopage14 variantsArchibald14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list