Which to use
“équipage” and “équipages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,581
- “équipage” frequency rank
- #15,288
- “équipages” frequency rank
- 18869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipage | équipages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion de ceux qui montent un navire pour en faire le service et la manœuvre. | Pluriel de équipage. |
Same sound, different letters: équipage vs équipages
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. équipage runs 8 letters (VCVVCVCV) against équipages's 9 (VCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: équipage vs équipages
This is the hard kind. équipage and équipages are pronounced identically (\e.ki.paʒ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “équipage” sits inside “équipages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équipage is recorded at frequency rank #3,581, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.paʒ\. équipages is at rank #15,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.paʒ\.
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 18869, this pair ranks #376,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of équipage vs équipages
Shared letters: aegipqué. Private to "équipage": -. Private to "équipages": s.
"équipage" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV · "équipages" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "équipage" and "équipages" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "équipage" or "équipages"?
What to do next
"équipage" and "équipages" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équipages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipage" and "équipages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipages vs équipées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #376,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.