équivalence

/\e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,522

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

équivalence is aFrenchnoun. It means: Égalité de valeur. Pronounced \e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\. Often confused with équivalente and équivalents.

Key facts for équivalence
PropertyValue
Headwordéquivalence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,522
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of équivalence in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for équivalence is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #16,522 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for équivalence, with forms such as "equivalence", "qéuivalence", and "éqiuvalence". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "équivalente", "équivalents", "équivalentes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is équivalence, spelled É-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Égalité de valeur.
  2. 2
    Relation entre deux propositions ou affirmations ayant même valeur de vérité.
  3. 3
    Relation réflexive, symétrique et transitive.
  4. 4
    Si dit d’une situation où deux propositions ont la même valeur de vérité.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: equivalence,qéuivalence,éqiuvalence,éqquivalence,équiavlence,équivaelnce,équivalecne,équivalencce,équivalenec,équivalennce,équivallence,équivalnece,équivlaence,équivvalence,équvialence,éuqivalence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for équivalence

Misspelling Variants of "équivalence"

equivalence11qéuivalence11éqiuvalence11éqquivalence12équiavlence11équivaelnce11équivalecne11équivalencce12
Misspelling Variants of "équivalence"

Frequency rank: #16,522 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "équivalence"?
"équivalence" is spelled É-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\.
What does "équivalence" mean?
As a noun, "équivalence" means: Égalité de valeur.
What words are commonly confused with "équivalence"?
"équivalence" is commonly confused with "équivalente", "équivalents", "équivalentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "équivalence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "équivalence" is \e.ki.va.lɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "équivalence" come from?
"équivalence" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.