épileptique
\e.pi.lɛp.tik\
The verdict
“épileptique” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,746
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui tient de l’épilepsie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épileptique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.pi.lɛp.tik\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #43,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “épileptique” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around épileptique (IPA \e.pi.lɛp.tik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,746 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for épileptique, with forms such as "epileptique", "péileptique", and "éipleptique". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is épileptique, spelled É-P-I-L-E-P-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui tient de l’épilepsie.
- 2Qui est sujet à l’épilepsie, atteint d’épilepsie.
- 3Pour indiquer une violente agitation.
- 4Plein de rebondissements, très inhabituel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epileptique
- péileptique
- éipleptique
- épielptique
- épilepitque
- épilepptique
- épileptiqeu
- épileptiqque
- épileptiuqe
- épileptqiue
- épilepttique
- épiletpique
- épilleptique
- épilpetique
- éplieptique
- éppileptique
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épileptique - 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.
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.
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Using “épileptique”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-P-I-L-E-P-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.pi.lɛp.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.