Equiptment and Equipment are two words in which many people get confused while writing because they are similar in sound. Many writers think that while writing ‘Equiptment’ , the letter ‘t’ is silent and thus makes the word spelled incorrectly.

Like in Maintenance and Maintainance also, we follow a pattern of English language and thus make spelling mistakes. So, it is better to check the dictionary before using any word in the text.

Today, I will explain to you the difference between the words ‘Equiptment or Equipment’ by their meaning and how you can use them correctly in your sentences.

·        Equip Meaning

To equip means to get ready or prepare with necessary items for a particular task. Like to equip oneself for an exam needs good preparation and exam kit to write well in the exam.

Equiptment Vs Equipment

·        Meaning of Equipment

Equipment can refer to tools or necessary items required to do a particular task. It is the process of supplying someone tools or items for doing any specific work.

It is considered that there is no plural for the word ‘Equipment’ which means it is incorrect to put ‘s’ after the word.

Examples

I am ready with all the equipment required to repair this table.

Mr. Sharma has the most expensive office equipment among all the other offices in the area.

What do we call the equipment which is used in farming?

The team’s first task is to decide what equipment will they need to complete the activity.

·        Meaning of Equiptment

Equiptment is a misspelling of the ideal word ‘Equipment’. This mistake generally happens by the people by placing ‘t’ between ‘p’ and ‘m’ and people usually write this spelling because they think that ‘t’ is silent during pronunciation but it is not so.

Examples

They supply us with the new and latest equiptment. (incorrect)

The oil company supplies the equiptment from foreign countries. (incorrect)

Where are equiptment which I bought yesterday? (incorrect)

Get ready with the equiptment as we are going to do the job. (incorrect)

The Final Words

By this article, you may understand that it is not always necessary that ‘t’ is silent in every word we think. So, before writing anything we should confirm the spelling of the word. In the case of Equiptment or Equipment, the word ‘Equiptment ‘ is the misspelling of the ideal word ‘Equipment’ which means tools or items required to do a particular task.