Which to use
“épuisées” is an adjective and “équipées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,675
- “épuisées” frequency rank
- #15,784
- “équipées” frequency rank
- 52459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épuisées | équipées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de épuisé. | Pluriel de équipée. |
Where the eye mixes épuisées and équipées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. épuisées and équipées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between épuisées and équipées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: épuisées is \e.pɥi.ze\ while équipées 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 52459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épuisées is recorded at frequency rank #36,675, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.pɥi.ze\. équipées is at rank #15,784, 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 52459, this pair ranks #147,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of épuisées vs équipées
Shared letters: eipsué. Private to "épuisées": -. Private to "équipées": q.
"épuisées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC · "équipées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "épuisées" for "équipées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "épuisées" or "équipées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "épuisées" and "équipées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "épuisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équipées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "épuisées" and "équipées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épuisées vs épuisent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.