épithètes
\e.pi.tɛt\
The verdict
“épithètes” is uncommon French (frequency #66,450 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,450
- frequency rank, French
- 1,805
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de épithète.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epithetes · épithètes · French
épithètes · rank #66,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,450
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,805
- PHOTO-FINISH émancipe
Nearest frequency peer: émancipe (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « épithètes »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- élucidation
élucidation
33,554 corpus weight
- élucidée
élucidée
33,553 corpus weight
- émancipe
émancipe
33,552 corpus weight
- épithètes
épithètes
33,551 corpus weight
- épousait
épousait
33,550 corpus weight
- étouffait
étouffait
33,549 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « épithètes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épithètes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.pi.tɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,450 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épithètes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épithètes is uncommon French at frequency #66,450 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.pi.tɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de épithète.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for épithètes, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épithètes, spelled É-P-I-T-H-È-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de épithète.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how épithètes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle honnit le carton-pâte et l’ornement en staff, l’orviétan des charlatans littéraires, le tarabiscotage des épithètes, qui sont trop souvent l’essentiel d’un livre consacré aux splendeurs factices d’un climat africain.
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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