Which to use
“équipées” and “équipes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,784
- “équipées” frequency rank
- #1,311
- “équipes” frequency rank
- 17095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipées | équipes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de équipée. | Pluriel de équipe. |
Where the eye mixes équipées and équipes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses équipées with équipes
A purely visual mix-up. équipées (\e.ki.pe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équipées is recorded at frequency rank #15,784, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.pe\. 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 17095, this pair ranks #384,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of équipées vs équipes
Shared letters: eipqsué. Private to "équipées": -. Private to "équipes": -.
"équipées" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVVC · "équipes" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "équipées" and "équipes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "équipées" or "équipes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipées" 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 #384,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipées" and "équipes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipées vs équipent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #384,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.