épicerie

Name: épicerie, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\e.pi.sʁi\

/\e.pi.sʁi\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“épicerie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,102
frequency rank, French: 1,805
“É” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commerce des épices et d’un grand nombre de denrées de consommation courante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epicerie · épicerie · French

épicerie · rank #9,102 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,102
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,805
PHOTO-FINISH écarter

Nearest frequency peer: écarter (-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.

was

90,903
watch

90,902
who

90,901
écarter

90,900
épicerie

90,899
abrite

90,895

What this shows « épicerie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

épicerie vs épiderme

75% similar

épicerie vs épiceries

89% similar

épicerie vs épicée

63% similar

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

Key facts for épicerie
Property	Value
Headword	épicerie
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\e.pi.sʁi\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,102
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épicerie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).épiceriese place ici:

#9,102

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « écarter » (#9,101), « who » (#9,100), « watch » (#9,099). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épicerie » est au #9,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around épicerie (IPA \e.pi.sʁi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,102 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for épicerie, with forms such as "epicerie", "péicerie", and "éipcerie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "épiderme", "épiceries", "épicée", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épicerie, spelled É-P-I-C-E-R-I-E.

Definition

1
Commerce des épices et d’un grand nombre de denrées de consommation courante.
2
Magasin où se fait ce commerce.
3
Toutes sortes d’épices, comme la cannelle, la muscade, le poivre, et aussi le sucre, le miel, le café et toutes les substances alimentaires qui venaient des pays éloignés.
4
Rayon d’une grande surface commerciale (supermarché, hypermarché) qui regroupe les produits alimentaires, condiments, conserves…
5
Supermarché ou marché.
6
Ensemble des achats fait pour la consommation familiale courante, généralement hebdomadaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Il se dirigea vers l’une des cahutes qu’il jugea devoir être une boutique d’épicerie.
Dans ma rue, il y a une boulangerie, une épicerie, une laverie, un traiteur chinois, un café-tabac, un hôtel de passe et une bouquinerie.

Synonyms

pulperia

This word in other languages

grocery(English)mercado(Español)Lebensmittelgeschäft(Deutsch)mercado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epicerie
péicerie
éipcerie
épcierie
épiccerie
épiceire
épicerei
épicerrie
épicreie
épiecrie
éppicerie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épicerie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "épicerie"

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 "épicerie"?

"épicerie" is spelled É-P-I-C-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.sʁi\.

What does "épicerie" mean?

As a noun, "épicerie" means: Commerce des épices et d’un grand nombre de denrées de consommation courante.

What words are commonly confused with "épicerie"?

"épicerie" is commonly confused with "épiderme", "épiceries", "épicée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "épicerie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épicerie" is \e.pi.sʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "épicerie" come from?

"épicerie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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