# equip

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈkwɪp/ · frequency rank #14,943

## Definitions
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.
4. To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **equity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equip-vs-equity)
- **equal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equal-vs-equip)
- **equine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equine-vs-equip)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eqiup`, `eqquip`, `equipp`, `equpi`, `euqip`, `qeuip`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/equip