épico

adj

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The verdict

“épico” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,422
frequency rank, Portuguese
14
“É” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pertencente ou relativo à epopeia ou à poesia heroica

Corpus desk

Index PT-epico · épico · Portuguese

épico · rank #13,422 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,422
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 14
  • PHOTO-FINISH zen

Nearest frequency peer: zen (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “épico”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “épico” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

épico vs época
60% similar
épico vs ética
60% similar
épico vs êxito
40% similar

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

Key facts for épico
PropertyValue
Headwordépico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,422
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “épico”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).épicocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “zen” (#13,421), “vulgar” (#13,419), “vodka” (#13,418). Entre 14 lemas com “É”, “épico” fica em #13,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around épico, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,422 among 14 “É” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for épico, with forms such as "péico", "éipco", and "épcio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "época", "ética", "êxito", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is épico, spelled É-P-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pertencente ou relativo à epopeia ou à poesia heroica
  2. 2
    muito grande, forte, intenso

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os cossacos são descritos em retrato de tintas épicas.
  2. Por mais que a transferência de Kimi Raikkonen da McLaren para a Ferrari e de Fernando Alonso da Renault para a McLaren tenham já criado enorme expectativa com relação ao próximo Mundial, não há como negar que a Fórmula 1 sentirá saudades das pilotagens épicas de Michael Schumacher, como a de ontem.

This word in other languages

epic(English)épico(Español)épique(Français)episch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • péico
  • éipco
  • épcio
  • épicco
  • épioc
  • éppico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

péico2éipco2épcio2épicco1épioc2éppico1
Edit distance from "épico"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "épico"?
"épico" is spelled É-P-I-C-O.
What does "épico" mean?
As an adjective, "épico" means: pertencente ou relativo à epopeia ou à poesia heroica
What words are commonly confused with "épico"?
"épico" is commonly confused with "época", "ética", "êxito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "épico" come from?
"épico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vodka#13,418Tiger#13,403tenda#13,400sopro#13,393

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

guiar6 variantsmost6 variantsBauru6 variantsafora6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list