épineuse

Name: épineuse, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\e.pi.nøz\

/\e.pi.nøz\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“épineuse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,824
frequency rank, French: 1,805
“É” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-epineuse · épineuse · French

épineuse · rank #34,824 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,824
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,805
PHOTO-FINISH énumérer

Nearest frequency peer: énumérer (-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.

émanent

65,180
émus

65,179
énumérer

65,178
épineuse

65,177
épistémolog…

65,176
ésotérique

65,175

What this shows « épineuse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

épineuse vs épineux

75% similar

épineuse vs épines

75% similar

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

Key facts for épineuse
Property	Value
Headword	épineuse
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\e.pi.nøz\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#34,824
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épineuse »

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

#34,824

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « énumérer » (#34,823), « épistémologie » (#34,825), « émus » (#34,822). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épineuse » est au #34,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around épineuse (IPA \e.pi.nøz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,824 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de épineux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for épineuse, with forms such as "epineuse", "péineuse", and "éipneuse". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "épineux", "épines", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is épineuse, spelled É-P-I-N-E-U-S-E.

Definition

1
Féminin singulier de épineux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Les matamatas, des tortues d’eau douce d’Amérique du Sud à la carapace épineuse, devraient bénéficier d’une protection spéciale, a préconisé mardi à Panama un comité de la 19ᵉ conférence de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces menacées.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epineuse
péineuse
éipneuse
épienuse
épinesue
épineues
épineusse
épinneuse
épinuese
épnieuse
éppineuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épineuse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "épineuse"

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 "épineuse"?

"épineuse" is spelled É-P-I-N-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.nøz\.

What does "épineuse" mean?

As an adjective, "épineuse" means: Féminin singulier de épineux.

What words are commonly confused with "épineuse"?

"épineuse" is commonly confused with "épineux", "épines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "épineuse"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épineuse" is \e.pi.nøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "épineuse" come from?

"épineuse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

énumérer#34,823 abdiquer#34,840 abstenus#34,842 achevées#34,845

Similar misspelling depth

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

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