# deleted vs deplete

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deleted
*adjective · frequency rank #5,317*
Having been deleted or eliminated; absent from the final version.

### deplete
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpliːt/ · frequency rank #44,159*
To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)

## Source
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