équipagesvséquipesConfusable pair

Which to use

“équipages” and “équipes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,288
“équipages” frequency rank
#1,311
“équipes” frequency rank
16599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature équipages équipes
Definition Pluriel de équipage. Pluriel de équipe.

Where the eye mixes équipages and équipes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. équipages runs 9 letters (VCVVCVCVC) against équipes's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
équipages
7 ch
équipes

Visual trap between équipages and équipes

A purely visual mix-up. équipages (\e.ki.paʒ\) and équipes (\e.kip\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

équipages is recorded at frequency rank #15,288, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.paʒ\. équipes is at rank #1,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kip\.

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 16599, this pair ranks #387,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of équipages vs équipes

Shared letters: eipqsué. Private to "équipages": ag. Private to "équipes": -.

"équipages" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC  ·  "équipes" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "équipages" and "équipes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\e.ki.paʒ\ versus \e.kip\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "équipages" vs "équipes" - which ranks higher?
"équipes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,311 in our French list, against #15,288 for "équipages". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "équipages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "équipes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #387,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "équipages" and "équipes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipent vs équipes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #387,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list