# depart vs departed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depart
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɑːt/ · frequency rank #11,679*
To leave.

### departed
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/ · frequency rank #9,872*
simple past and past participle of depart

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