Which to use
“épique” is an adjective and “époques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,289
- “épique” frequency rank
- #10,260
- “époques” frequency rank
- 22549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épique | époques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui raconte une épopée. | Pluriel de époque. |
Where the eye mixes épique and époques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. épique runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against époques's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses épique with époques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: épique is \e.pik\ while époques is \e.pɔk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22549, 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\. époques is at rank #10,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pɔk\.
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 22549, this pair ranks #357,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of épique vs époques
Shared letters: epqué. Private to "épique": i. Private to "époques": os.
"épique" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "époques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "épique" for "époques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "épique" vs "époques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "épique" and "époques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "épique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "époques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épique" and "époques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épopées vs époques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.