Which to use
“équipement” and “équipements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,430
- “équipement” frequency rank
- #3,887
- “équipements” frequency rank
- 7317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipement | équipements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’équiper un vaisseau, une flotte. | Pluriel de équipement. |
Same sound, different letters: équipement vs équipements
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. équipement runs 10 letters (VCVVCVCVCC) against équipements's 11 (VCVVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: équipement vs équipements
This is the hard kind. équipement and équipements are pronounced identically (\e.kip.mɑ̃\) 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) - “équipement” sits inside “équipements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équipement is recorded at frequency rank #3,430, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.kip.mɑ̃\. équipements is at rank #3,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kip.mɑ̃\.
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 7317, this pair ranks #423,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of équipement vs équipements
Shared letters: eimnpqtué. Private to "équipement": -. Private to "équipements": s.
"équipement" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCC · "équipements" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "équipement" and "équipements" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "équipement" or "équipements" show up more?
After this comparison
"équipement" and "équipements" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équipements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipement" and "équipements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipements vs equipment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.