# deaths vs depth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deaths
*noun · IPA /dɛθs/ · frequency rank #2,827*
plural of death

### depth
*noun · IPA /dɛpθ/ · frequency rank #2,725*
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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