equipage

/ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/

//ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ// noun

"equipage" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“equipage” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.

Corpus desk

Index EN-equipage · equipage · English

equipage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for equipage
PropertyValue
Headwordequipage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “equipage” in English

equipageranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equipage is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for equipage, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”). The correct English form is equipage, spelled E-Q-U-I-P-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
  2. 2
    A type of horse-drawn carriage.
  3. 3
    The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.
  4. 4
    Military dress; uniform, armour, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how equipage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]
  2. At this moment the carriage turned into the Prado; a thousand magnificent equipages, with plumed horses, superb caparisons, and beautiful women bowing to the cavaliers, who stood for a moment on the foot-board, and then bowed their adieus to the “ladies of their love,” passed before our eyes.

Etymology

From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "equipage"?
"equipage" is spelled E-Q-U-I-P-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/.
What does "equipage" mean?
As a noun, "equipage" means: Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
How do you pronounce "equipage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equipage" is /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "equipage"?
From Middle French equippage, from equipper. The "carriage" sense may be influenced by Latin equus (“horse”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list