épiler

\e.pi.le\

/\e.pi.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“épiler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,250
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dégarnir des poils, des cheveux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epiler · épiler · French

épiler · rank #32,250 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,250
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émergentes

Nearest frequency peer: émergentes (-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 « épiler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épiler » 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).

épiler vs exilé
33% similar
épiler vs évier
67% similar
épiler vs épine
67% similar

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

Key facts for épiler
PropertyValue
Headwordépiler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.pi.le\
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,250
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épiler »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.épilerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « émergentes » (#32,249), « étonnera » (#32,251), « émanciper » (#32,248). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épiler » est au #32,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around épiler (IPA \e.pi.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,250 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for épiler, with forms such as "epiler", "péiler", and "éipler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "exilé", "évier", "épine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is épiler, spelled É-P-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dégarnir des poils, des cheveux.
  2. 2
    Ôter les poils ou la laine de la peau d'un animal.
  3. 3
    S’enlever les poils ou les cheveux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Onguent à épiler.
  2. Tondeuse à épiler.

Synonyms

raser

This word in other languages

depilate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epiler
  • péiler
  • éipler
  • épielr
  • épilerr
  • épiller
  • épilre
  • éplier
  • éppiler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épiler - 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.

epiler1péiler2éipler2épielr2épilerr1épiller1épilre2éplier2
Edit distance from "épiler"

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 "épiler"?
"épiler" is spelled É-P-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.le\.
What does "épiler" mean?
As a verb, "épiler" means: Dégarnir des poils, des cheveux.
What words are commonly confused with "épiler"?
"épiler" is commonly confused with "exilé", "évier", "épine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "épiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épiler" is \e.pi.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épiler" come from?
"épiler" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

égayer#32,246abrogé#32,255abside#32,256véreux#32,240

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Alassane9 variantsappuyait9 variantsternes9 variantssimulé9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list