Which to use
“épuisée” is an adjective and “équipée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,070
- “épuisée” frequency rank
- #9,772
- “équipée” frequency rank
- 24842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épuisée | équipée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de épuisé. | Action de partir avec équipage. |
Where the eye mixes épuisée and équipée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. épuisée and équipée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: épuisée vs équipée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: épuisée is \e.pɥi.ze\ while équipée is \e.ki.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épuisée is recorded at frequency rank #15,070, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\. équipée is at rank #9,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.pe\.
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 24842, this pair ranks #344,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of épuisée vs équipée
Shared letters: eipué. Private to "épuisée": s. Private to "équipée": q.
"épuisée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV · "équipée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "épuisée" for "équipée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "épuisée" vs "équipée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "épuisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équipée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épuisée" and "équipée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éprise vs épuisée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.