equipage
/ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | equipage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “equipage” in English
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
- 1Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
- 2A type of horse-drawn carriage.
- 3The carriage together with attendants; a retinue.
- 4Military dress; uniform, armour, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how equipage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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; […]
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.