Which to use
“épicé” and “épicée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,865
- “épicé” frequency rank
- #40,088
- “épicée” frequency rank
- 65953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épicé | épicée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assaisonné avec des épices. | Féminin singulier de épicé. |
Same sound, different letters: épicé vs épicée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. épicé runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against épicée's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - épicé / épicée
This is the hard kind. épicé and épicée are pronounced identically (\e.pi.se\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “épicé” sits inside “épicée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épicé is recorded at frequency rank #25,865, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pi.se\. épicée is at rank #40,088, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pi.se\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65953, this pair ranks #70,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of épicé vs épicée
Shared letters: cipé. Private to "épicé": -. Private to "épicée": e.
"épicé" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "épicée" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "épicé" and "épicée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "épicé" or "épicée"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "épicé" / "épicée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "épicé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épicée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épicé" and "épicée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épicée vs épier". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.