Which to use
“deposit” is a noun and “deposited” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,750
- “deposit” frequency rank
- #12,222
- “deposited” frequency rank
- 16972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposit | deposited |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems. | simple past and past participle of deposit |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deposit and deposited apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
deposit and deposited form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “deposit” sits inside “deposited” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposit is recorded at frequency rank #4,750, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/. deposited is at rank #12,222, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈpɑzɪtɪd/.
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 16972, this pair ranks #454,417 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering deposit vs deposited
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “deposit”; for a verb, it's “deposited”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “deposit” entry
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