Which to use
“deport” and “depose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,948
- “deport” frequency rank
- #43,107
- “depose” frequency rank
- 66055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deport | depose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To comport (oneself); to behave. | To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. |
Where the eye mixes deport and depose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deport (CVCVCC) and depose (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between deport and depose
A purely visual mix-up. deport (/dɪˈpɔɹt/) and depose (/dɪˈpəʊz/) 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 66055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deport is recorded at frequency rank #22,948, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈpɔɹt/. depose is at rank #43,107, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈpəʊz/.
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 66055, this pair ranks #69,844 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deport vs depose
Shared letters: deop. Private to "deport": rt. Private to "depose": s.
"deport" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "depose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deport" and "depose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deport" vs "depose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deport" and "depose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,844 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deport" and "depose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose vs Devos". 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 #69,844 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.