# dependant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈpɛndənt/ · frequency rank #31,133

## Definitions
1. Obsolete spelling of dependent.
2. Misspelling of dependent.

## Easily confused with
- **depending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dependant-vs-depending)
- **dependent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dependant-vs-dependent)
- **descendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dependant-vs-descendant)
- **defendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defendant-vs-dependant)
- **defendants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defendants-vs-dependant)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddependant`, `deepndant`, `depednant`, `depenadnt`, `dependannt`, `dependantt`, `dependatn`, `dependdant`, `dependnat`, `depenndant`, `depnedant`, `deppendant`, `dpeendant`, `edpendant`

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