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Which to use

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

#255
“equipo” frequency rank
#1,166
“equipos” frequency rank
1421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equipo equipos
Definition Acción o efecto de equipar. Forma del plural de equipo.

Where the eye mixes equipo and equipos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. equipo runs 6 letters (VCVVCV) against equipos's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
equipo
7 ch
equipos

Why the eye confuses equipo with equipos

A purely visual mix-up. equipo ([eˈkipo]) and equipos ([eˈkipos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “equipo” sits inside “equipos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

equipo is recorded at frequency rank #255, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈkipo]. 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 1421, this pair ranks #322,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of equipo vs equipos

Shared letters: eiopqu. Private to "equipo": -. Private to "equipos": s.

"equipo" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV  ·  "equipos" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equipo ← eqiupo · eqquipo · equiop · equippo · equpio · euqipo · qeuipo
  • equipos ← eqiupos · eqquipos · equiops · equiposs · equippos · equipso · equpios · euqipos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "equipo" and "equipos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈkipo] versus [eˈkipos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "equipo" vs "equipos" - which ranks higher?
"equipo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #255 in our Spanish list, against #1,166 for "equipos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "equipo" 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 #322,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equipo" and "equipos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "equipo vs esquivo". 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 #322,093 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