équinoxes

\e.ki.nɔks\

/\e.ki.nɔks\/ noun

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The verdict

“équinoxes” is uncommon French (frequency #72,035 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,035
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de équinoxe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-equinoxes · équinoxes · French

équinoxes · rank #72,035 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,035
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH épicuriens

Nearest frequency peer: épicuriens (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « équinoxes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « équinoxes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for équinoxes
PropertyValue
Headwordéquinoxes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ki.nɔks\
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,035
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « équinoxes » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).équinoxestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « épicuriens » (#72,034), « éthiquement » (#72,036), « éperdue » (#72,033). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « équinoxes » est au #72,035. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

équinoxes is uncommon French at frequency #72,035 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ki.nɔks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de équinoxe.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for équinoxes, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is équinoxes, spelled É-Q-U-I-N-O-X-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de équinoxe.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "équinoxes"?
"équinoxes" is spelled É-Q-U-I-N-O-X-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ki.nɔks\.
What does "équinoxes" mean?
As a noun, "équinoxes" means: Pluriel de équinoxe.
How do you pronounce "équinoxes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "équinoxes" is \e.ki.nɔks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "équinoxes" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "équinoxes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list