epítome
Portuguese, noun/eˈpi.to.mi/
epítome is spelled E-P-Í-T-O-M-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epítome is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “epitome (embodiment or encapsulation of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “resumo de um livro ou tratado científico”.
What does epítome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineepitome (embodiment or encapsulation of)
- 2
masculineepitome (summary)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. resumo de um livro ou tratado científico 2. compêndio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epítome
- epítomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epítome?
- Brazil /eˈpi.to.mi/
- Portugal /iˈpi.tu.mɨ/
- /e.ˈpi.to.mi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epítome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epítome in Portuguese?
epítome appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).