How to Say "Epiphany" in Spanish

epifanía

/epifaˈnia/

The English word epiphany is translated into Spanish as epifanía.

The term epifanía refers to an illuminating realization or a sudden discovery.

Meaning: illuminating realization or discovery (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

/epifaˈnia/

To express sudden inspiration or a breakthrough, speakers may use the exclamation ¡Eureka!

If you want to describe a 'eureka' moment without using the Greek loanword, you might say caer en la cuenta, which literally means 'to fall into the account'.
In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the 'epiphany' of the Three Kings is celebrated with a traditional cake called Rosca de Reyes.
The Greek root of epifanía also gives us the word 'phantom' in English, which refers to something that appears or haunts.

Durante su discurso, tuvo una epifanía que lo llevó a reconsiderar su posición.
During his speech, he had an epiphany that led him to reconsider his position.
¡Tuve una chispa de genialidad y por fin entendí cómo solucionar el problema!
I had an epiphany and finally understood how to solve the problem!
Tuve una epifanía mientras caminaba por el parque.
I had an epiphany while walking through the park.
Esa epifanía cambió por completo mi forma de pensar.
That epiphany completely changed my way of thinking.
Fue una epifanía inesperada durante la conferencia.
It was an unexpected epiphany during the conference.

Javier and Lucía are discussing a difficult problem at work.

Javier

No sé cómo resolver este problema, Lucía.
I don't know how to solve this problem, Lucía.
Lucía

De repente tuve una epifanía sobre el diseño.
Suddenly I had an epiphany about the design.
Javier

¡Qué bien! ¿Puedes explicarme tu idea, Javier?
That's great! Can you explain your idea to me, Javier?
Lucía

Sí, mira este esquema que acabo de hacer.
Yes, look at this sketch I just made.

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