# depress vs dress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depress
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɹɛs/ · frequency rank #34,464*
To press down.

### dress
*verb · IPA /dɹes/ · frequency rank #1,789*
To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depress-vs-dress