Which to use
“demanded” and “depended” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,874
- “demanded” frequency rank
- #16,210
- “depended” frequency rank
- 22084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanded | depended |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of demand | simple past and past participle of depend |
Where the eye mixes demanded and depended
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. demanded and depended follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demanded with depended
A purely visual mix-up. demanded (/dɪˈmændɪd/) and depended (/dɪˈpɛndɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demanded is recorded at frequency rank #5,874, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈmændɪd/. depended is at rank #16,210, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈpɛndɪd/.
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 22084, this pair ranks #419,220 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demanded vs depended
Shared letters: den. Private to "demanded": am. Private to "depended": p.
"demanded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "depended" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demanded" and "depended" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demanded" or "depended"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demanded" and "depended" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demanded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depended" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,220 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanded" and "depended" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demented vs depended". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #419,220 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.