épitaphe
\e.pi.taf\
The verdict
“épitaphe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #33,945 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,945
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inscription sur un tombeau qui célèbre, décrit ou simplement désigne la personne qui y est ensevelie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épitaphe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.pi.taf\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,945 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “épitaphe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for épitaphe is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.pi.taf\. Corpus data places it at rank #33,945 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for épitaphe, with forms such as "epitaphe", "péitaphe", and "éiptaphe". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is épitaphe, spelled É-P-I-T-A-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Inscription sur un tombeau qui célèbre, décrit ou simplement désigne la personne qui y est ensevelie.
- 2Oraison funèbre, petit poème à vocation nécrologique.
- 3Tablette portant une inscription funéraire.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epitaphe,péitaphe,éiptaphe,épiatphe,épitahpe,épitapeh,épitaphhe,épitapphe,épitpahe,épittaphe,éppitaphe,éptiaphe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of épitaphe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “épitaphe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-P-I-T-A-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.pi.taf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.