épouser

\e.pu.ze\

/\e.pu.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“épouser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,916
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre en mariage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epouser · épouser · French

épouser · rank #6,916 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,916
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH équipé

Nearest frequency peer: équipé (+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 « épouser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épouser » 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).

épouser vs excuser
57% similar
épouser vs exposer
57% similar
épouser vs épouses
86% similar

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

Key facts for épouser
PropertyValue
Headwordépouser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.pu.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,916
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épouser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).épouserse 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 « équipé » (#6,917), « young » (#6,914), « abattu » (#6,918). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épouser » est au #6,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around épouser (IPA \e.pu.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,916 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for épouser, with forms such as "epouser", "péouser", and "éopuser". 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, "excuser", "exposer", "épouses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is épouser, spelled É-P-O-U-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre en mariage.
  2. 2
    S’adapter exactement à une forme donnée.
  3. 3
    S’adapter exactement à une idée, à un projet.
  4. 4
    Choisir de propos délibéré une chose et s’y attacher.
  5. 5
    Suivre, imiter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je me repentis fort, ainsi que vous devez penser, d’avoir épousé cette pastoure…
  2. Mais exhérédez les femmes ! au moins accomplirez-vous ainsi une loi de nature en choisissant vos compagnes, en les épousant au gré des vœux du cœur.

Synonyms

passer la bague au doigtadhérer

This word in other languages

marry(English)desposar(Español)heiraten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epouser
  • péouser
  • éopuser
  • éposuer
  • épouesr
  • épouserr
  • épousre
  • épousser
  • éppouser
  • épuoser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epouser1péouser2éopuser2éposuer2épouesr2épouserr1épousre2épousser1
Edit distance from "épouser"

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 "épouser"?
"épouser" is spelled É-P-O-U-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pu.ze\.
What does "épouser" mean?
As a verb, "épouser" means: Prendre en mariage.
What words are commonly confused with "épouser"?
"épouser" is commonly confused with "excuser", "exposer", "épouses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "épouser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épouser" is \e.pu.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épouser" come from?
"épouser" 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 "épouser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adaptée#6,921veiller#6,908boucher#6,931bouffer#6,932

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

attacher10 variantsBiologie10 variantstablette10 variantsséduire10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list