épiciers

\e.pi.sje\

/\e.pi.sje\/ adj

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The verdict

“épiciers” is uncommon French (frequency #56,376 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,376
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de épicier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epiciers · épiciers · French

épiciers · rank #56,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,376
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH éminentes

Nearest frequency peer: éminentes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « épiciers »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « épiciers » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for épiciers
PropertyValue
Headwordépiciers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.pi.sje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « épiciers » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.épicierstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « éminentes » (#56,375), « épicées » (#56,377), « émettrice » (#56,374). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épiciers » est au #56,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

épiciers is uncommon French at frequency #56,376 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.pi.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de épicier.".

No misspelling variants are generated for épiciers in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épiciers, spelled É-P-I-C-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de épicier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chez certains, les placards regorgent de produits épiciers ou de provenances diverses.

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 "épiciers"?
"épiciers" is spelled É-P-I-C-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.sje\.
What does "épiciers" mean?
As an adjective, "épiciers" means: Masculin pluriel de épicier.
How do you pronounce "épiciers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épiciers" is \e.pi.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épiciers" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écourtée#56,371étudiais#56,382additive#56,393agaçante#56,395

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list