Which to use
“épique” and “épiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,289
- “épique” frequency rank
- #30,441
- “épiques” frequency rank
- 42730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épique | épiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui raconte une épopée. | Pluriel de épique. |
Same sound, different letters: épique vs épiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. épique runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against épiques's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - épique and épiques
This is the hard kind. épique and épiques are pronounced identically (\e.pik\) 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) - “épique” sits inside “épiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épique is recorded at frequency rank #12,289, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pik\. épiques is at rank #30,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.pik\.
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 42730, this pair ranks #223,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épique vs épiques
Shared letters: eipqué. Private to "épique": -. Private to "épiques": s.
"épique" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "épiques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "épique" and "épiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
"épique" and "épiques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "épique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épique" and "épiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éduqués vs épiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.