equip
/ɪˈkwɪp/verb, noun
equip is spelled E-Q-U-I-P: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, equip means “To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in equip?
| Letters | 5: E-Q-U-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is equip?
Equip appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce equip?
- /ɪˈkwɪp/
- [ɪˈkʰwɪp]
- /əˈkwɪp/
Equip has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-equip.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with equip?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as equip.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pique.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of equip
- equips present, singular, he/she/it
- equipping participle, present
- equipped past, participle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
- 2
To dress up; to array; to clothe.
- 3
To prepare (someone) with a skill.
I'm sorry, but I don't feel equipped to answer that kinda question yet.
- 4
To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.
noun
- 1
slangEquipment (carried by a game character).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ausrüsten, ausstatten , anlegen |
| Portuguese | equipar |
| Spanish | equipar , equiparse , preparar, dotar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does equip come from?
From French équiper (“to supply, fit out”), originally said of a ship, Old French esquiper (“to embark”); of Germanic origin, most probably from Old Norse skipa (“to man (a ship)”), from Proto-Germanic *skipōną (“to ship, sail, embark”). Compare with Middle High German schipfen, German schiffern, Icelandic skipa, Old English scipian. Doublet of ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).