éprise
\e.pʁiz\
The verdict
“éprise” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,285
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de épris.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eprise · éprise · French
éprise · rank #48,285 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,285
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 40,273
- PHOTO-FINISH épopées
Nearest frequency peer: épopées (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “éprise”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- éloignait
éloignait
51,720 corpus weight
- émouvants
émouvants
51,719 corpus weight
- épopées
épopées
51,717 corpus weight
- éprise
éprise
51,716 corpus weight
- éradiqué
éradiqué
51,715 corpus weight
- ésotériques
ésotériques
51,714 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “éprise” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | éprise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.pʁiz\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “éprise” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around éprise (IPA \e.pʁiz\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,285 among 40,273 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de épris.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for éprise, with forms such as "eprise", "périse", and "épirse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "érige", "épuisé", "exprime", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 éprise, spelled É-P-R-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de épris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how éprise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vous êtes sur le point, beau milord duc, de tomber tout vif dans son embuscade, et il est bien dommage que la jeune reine de France, toujours éprise de vos charmes, ne vous voie pas, défraisé, déchiré, déconfit et escamoté juste à temps par votre escorte, à peu près comme une muscade.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eprise
- périse
- épirse
- épprise
- épries
- éprisse
- éprrise
- éprsie
- érpise
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of éprise - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "éprise", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
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.