épuisant

\e.pɥi.zɑ̃\

/\e.pɥi.zɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“épuisant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,431
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est propre à épuiser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epuisant · épuisant · French

épuisant · rank #23,431 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,431
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émulation

Nearest frequency peer: émulation (-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 « épuisant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « épuisant » 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).

épuisant vs épuisent
88% similar
épuisant vs épuisante
89% similar
épuisant vs épousant
75% similar

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

Key facts for épuisant
PropertyValue
Headwordépuisant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.pɥi.zɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,431
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « épuisant »

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « émulation » (#23,430), « étendus » (#23,432), « éminents » (#23,429). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « épuisant » est au #23,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around épuisant (IPA \e.pɥi.zɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,431 among 1,805 “É” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est propre à épuiser.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for épuisant, with forms such as "epuisant", "péuisant", and "épiusant". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "épuisent", "épuisante", "épousant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épuisant, spelled É-P-U-I-S-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est propre à épuiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cultures épuisantes, cultures qui épuisent rapidement la terre.
  2. Si le vent est contraire, rien d'autre à faire que ramer, ce qui exige un effort épuisant.

This word in other languages

exhausting(English)strapaziös(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epuisant
  • péuisant
  • épiusant
  • éppuisant
  • épuiasnt
  • épuisannt
  • épuisantt
  • épuisatn
  • épuisnat
  • épuissant
  • épusiant
  • éupisant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epuisant1péuisant2épiusant2éppuisant1épuiasnt2épuisannt1épuisantt1épuisatn2
Edit distance from "épuisant"

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 "épuisant"?
"épuisant" is spelled É-P-U-I-S-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pɥi.zɑ̃\.
What does "épuisant" mean?
As an adjective, "épuisant" means: Qui est propre à épuiser.
What words are commonly confused with "épuisant"?
"épuisant" is commonly confused with "épuisent", "épuisante", "épousant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "épuisant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épuisant" is \e.pɥi.zɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épuisant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

éminents#23,429émeraude#23,427antidote#23,447vautours#23,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Atlantis12 variantstarifaire12 variantssunshine12 variantscognitif12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list