Which to use
“deny” is a verb and “dep” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,013
- “deny” frequency rank
- #31,132
- “dep” frequency rank
- 35145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deny | dep |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To disallow or reject. | Clipping of department. |
Letter map: deny vs dep
Shared letters muted; letters that set deny and dep apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deny is averb and depanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deny is recorded at frequency rank #4,013, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈnaɪ/. dep is at rank #31,132, tagged as anoun.
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 35145, this pair ranks #314,500 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deny vs dep
Shared letters: de. Private to "deny": ny. Private to "dep": p.
"deny" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dep" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deny ← ddeny · denny · denyy · deyn · dney · edny