equipadosvsequiposConfusable pair

Quick tell: equipados is a participle, equipos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“equipados” is a participle and “equipos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,690
“equipados” frequency rank
#1,166
“equipos” frequency rank
18856
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equipados equipos
Definition Forma del plural de equipado, participio de equipar. Forma del plural de equipo.

Where the eye mixes equipados and equipos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. equipados runs 9 letters (VCVVCVCVC) against equipos's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
equipados
7 ch
equipos

Why the eye confuses equipados with equipos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: equipados is [ekiˈpað̞os] while equipos is [eˈkipos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

equipados is recorded at frequency rank #17,690, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiˈpað̞os]. equipos is at rank #1,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈkipos].

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 18856, this pair ranks #266,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of equipados vs equipos

Shared letters: eiopqsu. Private to "equipados": ad. Private to "equipos": -.

"equipados" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC  ·  "equipos" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equipados ← eqiupados · eqquipados · equiapdos · equipaddos · equipadoss · equipadso · equipaods · equipdaos
  • equipos ← eqiupos · eqquipos · equiops · equiposs · equippos · equipso · equpios · euqipos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "equipados" and "equipos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "equipados" is a participle and "equipos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "equipados" or "equipos" show up more?
"equipos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,166 in our Spanish list, against #17,690 for "equipados". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "equipados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "equipos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equipados" and "equipos" 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 #266,191 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