# depressed vs dressed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depressed
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɹɛst/ · frequency rank #5,672*
simple past and past participle of depress

### dressed
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹɛst/ · frequency rank #3,482*
simple past and past participle of dress

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