# departed vs depleted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### depleted
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈpliːtəd/ · frequency rank #16,002*
Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.

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