# depended

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈpɛndɪd/ · frequency rank #16,210

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of depend

## Easily confused with
- **depends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depended-vs-depends)
- **dependent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depended-vs-dependent)
- **descended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depended-vs-descended)
- **depend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depend-vs-depended)
- **demanded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demanded-vs-depended)
- **defender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defender-vs-depended)
- **defended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defended-vs-depended)
- **demented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demented-vs-depended)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddepended`, `deepnded`, `depedned`, `dependde`, `dependded`, `dependedd`, `depenedd`, `depennded`, `depneded`, `deppended`, `dpeended`, `edpended`

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