épilogue

\e.pi.lɔɡ\

/\e.pi.lɔɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“épilogue” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,827
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dernière partie, conclusion d’une œuvre (discours, roman, film, pièce théâtrale, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index FR-epilogue · épilogue · French

épilogue · rank #24,827 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH épiceries

Nearest frequency peer: épiceries (-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 « épilogue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épilogue » 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
Key facts for épilogue
PropertyValue
Headwordépilogue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.pi.lɔɡ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,827
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épilogue »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).épiloguese 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 « épiceries » (#24,826), « équatoriale » (#24,828), « émoi » (#24,825). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épilogue » est au #24,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around épilogue (IPA \e.pi.lɔɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,827 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for épilogue, with forms such as "epilogue", "péilogue", and "éiplogue". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is épilogue, spelled É-P-I-L-O-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dernière partie, conclusion d’une œuvre (discours, roman, film, pièce théâtrale, etc.).
  2. 2
    Fin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’épilogue doit résumer les principaux points d’un discours.
  2. L’épilogue d’un récit, d’un drame.

This word in other languages

epilog(English)epílogo(Español)Nachwort(Deutsch)epílogo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epilogue
  • péilogue
  • éiplogue
  • épilgoue
  • épillogue
  • épilogeu
  • épiloggue
  • épilouge
  • épiolgue
  • épliogue
  • éppilogue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epilogue1péilogue2éiplogue2épilgoue2épillogue1épilogeu2épiloggue1épilouge2
Edit distance from "épilogue"

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 "épilogue"?
"épilogue" is spelled É-P-I-L-O-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.lɔɡ\.
What does "épilogue" mean?
As a noun, "épilogue" means: Dernière partie, conclusion d’une œuvre (discours, roman, film, pièce théâtrale, etc.).
What are common misspellings of "épilogue"?
Common misspellings include "epilogue", "péilogue", "éiplogue", "épilgoue", "épillogue". The correct spelling is "épilogue".
How do you pronounce "épilogue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épilogue" is \e.pi.lɔɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épilogue" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

visuelles11 variantsstressée11 variantsberbère11 variantsbourgade11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list