Which to use
“équipent” is a verb and “équipes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,969
- “équipent” frequency rank
- #1,311
- “équipes” frequency rank
- 47280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équipent | équipes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de équiper. | Pluriel de équipe. |
Same sound, different letters: équipent vs équipes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. équipent runs 8 letters (VCVVCVCC) against équipes's 7 (VCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: équipent vs équipes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: équipent and équipes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.kip\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équipent is recorded at frequency rank #45,969, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kip\. 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 47280, this pair ranks #188,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of équipent vs équipes
Shared letters: eipqué. Private to "équipent": nt. Private to "équipes": s.
"équipent" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCC · "équipes" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "équipent" vs "équipes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "équipent" / "équipes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "équipent" 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 #188,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équipent" and "équipes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équipent vs equipment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #188,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.