épicurienne

\e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\

/\e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“épicurienne” is uncommon French (frequency #89,334 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,334
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de épicurien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epicurienne · épicurienne · French

épicurienne · rank #89,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,334
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH équarrissage

Nearest frequency peer: équarrissage (+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 « épicurienne »

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 « épicurienne » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for épicurienne
PropertyValue
Headwordépicurienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « épicurienne » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).épicuriennetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « équarrissage » (#89,335), « émettaient » (#89,332), « éthylotest » (#89,336). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épicurienne » est au #89,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

épicurienne is uncommon French at frequency #89,334 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de épicurien.".

épicurienne has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is épicurienne, spelled É-P-I-C-U-R-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de épicurien.

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 "épicurienne"?
"épicurienne" is spelled É-P-I-C-U-R-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\.
What does "épicurienne" mean?
As an adjective, "épicurienne" means: Féminin singulier de épicurien.
How do you pronounce "épicurienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épicurienne" is \e.pi.ky.ʁjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épicurienne" come from?
"épicurienne" 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 "épicurienne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list