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“equipada” and “equipados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,397
“equipada” frequency rank
#17,690
“equipados” frequency rank
41087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equipada equipados
Definition Forma del femenino de equipado, participio de equipar. Forma del plural de equipado, participio de equipar.

Where the eye mixes equipada and equipados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
equipada
9 ch
equipados

Visual trap between equipada and equipados

A purely visual mix-up. equipada ([ekiˈpað̞a]) and equipados ([ekiˈpað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

equipada is recorded at frequency rank #23,397, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiˈpað̞a]. equipados is at rank #17,690, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiˈpað̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 41087, this pair ranks #155,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of equipada vs equipados

Shared letters: adeipqu. Private to "equipada": -. Private to "equipados": os.

"equipada" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV  ·  "equipados" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equipadaeqiupada · eqquipada · equiapda · equipaad · equipadda · equipdaa · equippada · equpiada
  • equipadoseqiupados · eqquipados · equiapdos · equipaddos · equipadoss · equipadso · equipaods · equipdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "equipada" and "equipados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekiˈpað̞a] versus [ekiˈpað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "equipada" or "equipados" show up more?
"equipados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,690 in our Spanish list, against #23,397 for "equipada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "equipada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "equipados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equipada" and "equipados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "equipados vs equipajes". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #155,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list