epsilon

Name: epsilon, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɛp.si.lɔn\

/\ɛp.si.lɔn\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“epsilon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,501
frequency rank, French: 3,255
“E” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ε, Ε, cinquième lettre et deuxième voyelle de l’alphabet grec.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epsilon · epsilon · French

epsilon · rank #48,501 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,501
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,255
PHOTO-FINISH envoûtante

Nearest frequency peer: envoûtante (-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.

entretuer

51,503
entérine

51,502
envoûtante

51,501
epsilon

51,500
equipment

51,499
Erick

51,498

What this shows « epsilon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Key facts for epsilon
Property	Value
Headword	epsilon
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ɛp.si.lɔn\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#48,501
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « epsilon »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).epsilonse place ici:

#48,501

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « envoûtante » (#48,500), « equipment » (#48,502), « entérine » (#48,499). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « epsilon » est au #48,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around epsilon (IPA \ɛp.si.lɔn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,501 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for epsilon, with forms such as "epislon", "eppsilon", and "epsillon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is epsilon, spelled E-P-S-I-L-O-N.

Definition

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.
5
Enfant ou homme dont l’opinion compte peu ou qui ne pense pas. Sens introduit par Le Meilleur des mondes d’Aldous Huxley en 1932.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ainsi, nous voyons sur la table 1 que dans la police Bambara Arial la lettre « q », absente de l’alphabet bambara, a été redessinée afin d’obtenir l’affichage de la lettre « ɛ » (epsilon) à sa place.
La moyenne des epsilons calculés pour chaque procédure est supérieure à 0,75.

Synonyms

e ouvert épaisseur du trait

This word in other languages

epsilon(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epislon
eppsilon
epsillon
epsilno
epsilonn
epsioln
epslion
epssilon
espilon
pesilon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of epsilon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "epsilon"

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 "epsilon"?

"epsilon" is spelled E-P-S-I-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛp.si.lɔn\.

What does "epsilon" mean?

As a noun, "epsilon" means: ε, Ε, cinquième lettre et deuxième voyelle de l’alphabet grec.

What are common misspellings of "epsilon"?

Common misspellings include "epislon", "eppsilon", "epsillon", "epsilno", "epsilonn". The correct spelling is "epsilon".

How do you pronounce "epsilon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epsilon" is \ɛp.si.lɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "epsilon" come from?

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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "epsilon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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