Which to use
“deposited” is a verb and “deposits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,222
- “deposited” frequency rank
- #7,120
- “deposits” frequency rank
- 19342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposited | deposits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of deposit | plural of deposit |
Where the eye mixes deposited and deposits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. deposited runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against deposits's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deposited and deposits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deposited is /dɪˈpɑzɪtɪd/ while deposits is /dɪˈpɑzɪts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposited is recorded at frequency rank #12,222, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈpɑzɪtɪd/. deposits is at rank #7,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈpɑzɪts/.
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 19342, this pair ranks #438,844 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deposited vs deposits
Shared letters: deiopst. Private to "deposited": -. Private to "deposits": -.
"deposited" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "deposits" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deposited" for "deposits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deposited" vs "deposits" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deposited" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deposits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,844 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deposited" and "deposits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deposit vs deposited". 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 #438,844 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.