epsilon
French, noun/ɛp.si.lɔ̃/
epsilon is spelled E-P-S-I-L-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 48,397th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epsilon is a French masculine noun meaning “epsilon (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ε, Ε, cinquième lettre et deuxième voyelle de l’alphabet grec”.
What does epsilon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineepsilon (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ε, Ε, cinquième lettre et deuxième voyelle de l’alphabet grec. 2. ɛ, Ɛ, lettre latine additionnelle. 3. Symbole fréquemment utilisé pour désigner une quantité arbitrairement petite voire infiniment petite. 4. Désigne une chose négligeable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epsilon
- epsilons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epsilon?
- /ɛp.si.lɔ̃/
- /ɛp.si.lɔn/
- \ɛp.si.lɔn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epsilon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epsilon in French?
epsilon appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).