Which to use
“équipage” and “équipée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,581
- “équipage” frequency rank
- #9,772
- “équipée” frequency rank
- 13353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipage | équipée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réunion de ceux qui montent un navire pour en faire le service et la manœuvre. | Action de partir avec équipage. |
Where the eye mixes équipage and équipée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: équipage vs équipée
A purely visual mix-up. équipage (\e.ki.paʒ\) and équipée (\e.ki.pe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13353, 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\. 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 13353, this pair ranks #401,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of équipage vs équipée
Shared letters: eipqué. Private to "équipage": ag. Private to "équipée": -.
"équipage" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCV · "équipée" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "équipage" and "équipée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "équipage" or "équipée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "équipage" and "équipée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipage" 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 #401,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipage" and "équipée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipée vs équipent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #401,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.