Equiptment or equipment?
Did you mean equipment? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: equipment. Misspelling: equiptment.
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Memory tip
Equip + ment: no T and no E in between.
Why people write “equiptment”
The misspelling “equiptment” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, T.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make equipment automatic.
Other misspellings of “equipment”
People also write “equipement”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“equipement”
Correct spelling: equipment. Misspelling: equipement.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “equipement” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, E.
What does “equipment” mean?
equipment noun
- an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Equipment” in a sentence
- The gym has new equipment.
Is “equipment” a playable word?
22 points in Scrabble · 26 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“equiptment” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EQUIPMENT.