# departing vs depicting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### departing
*adjective · frequency rank #13,697*
That is leaving.

### depicting
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,104*
present participle and gerund of depict

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