# equine vs equinox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### equine
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛkˌwaɪn/ · frequency rank #26,413*
Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.

### equinox
*noun · IPA /ˈɛkwɪnɒks/ · frequency rank #28,191*
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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