Which to use
“equipado” is a verb and “equipados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,238
- “equipado” frequency rank
- #17,690
- “equipados” frequency rank
- 30928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | equipado | equipados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de equipar. | Forma del plural de equipado, participio de equipar. |
Where the eye mixes equipado and equipados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. equipado runs 8 letters (VCVVCVCV) against equipados's 9 (VCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses equipado with equipados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: equipado is [ekiˈpað̞o] while equipados is [ekiˈpað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “equipado” sits inside “equipados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
equipado is recorded at frequency rank #13,238, classified as averb, pronounced [ekiˈpað̞o]. 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 30928, this pair ranks #209,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of equipado vs equipados
Shared letters: adeiopqu. Private to "equipado": -. Private to "equipados": s.
"equipado" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV · "equipados" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "equipado" and "equipados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "equipado" or "equipados" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "equipado" 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 #209,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "equipado" 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 #209,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.