épique

\e.pik\

/\e.pik\/ adj

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The verdict

“épique” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,289
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui raconte une épopée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epique · épique · French

épique · rank #12,289 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,289
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH énergétiques

Nearest frequency peer: énergétiques (-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 « épique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épique » 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).

épique vs époque
83% similar
épique vs évêque
67% similar
épique vs évoque
67% similar

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

Key facts for épique
PropertyValue
Headwordépique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.pik\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,289
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épique »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « énergétiques » (#12,288), « érection » (#12,290), « égyptiens » (#12,287). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épique » est au #12,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around épique (IPA \e.pik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,289 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for épique, with forms such as "epique", "péique", and "éipque". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "époque", "évêque", "évoque", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is épique, spelled É-P-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui raconte une épopée.
  2. 2
    Qui est propre à l’épopée ou qui s’y applique.
  3. 3
    Qui est digne de figurer dans une épopée.
  4. 4
    Extraordinaire, inimaginable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Poète épique.
  2. Le poème épique raconte, le poème dramatique représente.

This word in other languages

epic(English)épico(Español)episch(Deutsch)épico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epique
  • péique
  • éipque
  • épiqeu
  • épiqque
  • épiuqe
  • éppique
  • épqiue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epique1péique2éipque2épiqeu2épiqque1épiuqe2éppique1épqiue2
Edit distance from "épique"

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 "épique"?
"épique" is spelled É-P-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pik\.
What does "épique" mean?
As an adjective, "épique" means: Qui raconte une épopée.
What words are commonly confused with "épique"?
"épique" is commonly confused with "époque", "évêque", "évoque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "épique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épique" is \e.pik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épique" come from?
"épique" 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 "épique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zombie#12,286ailier#12,299algues#12,301vanter#12,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atomes8 variantsaucuns8 variantsAustin8 variantsbagage8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list