Which to use
“deposita” and “depositado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,946
- “deposita” frequency rank
- #20,952
- “depositado” frequency rank
- 48898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposita | depositado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depositar. | Participio de depositar. |
Where the eye mixes deposita and depositado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. deposita runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against depositado's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses deposita with depositado
A purely visual mix-up. deposita ([d̪epoˈsit̪a]) and depositado ([d̪eposiˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “deposita” sits inside “depositado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposita is recorded at frequency rank #27,946, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪epoˈsit̪a]. depositado is at rank #20,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eposiˈt̪að̞o].
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 48898, this pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deposita vs depositado
Shared letters: adeiopst. Private to "deposita": -. Private to "depositado": -.
"deposita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "depositado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deposita ← ddeposita · deopsita · depocita · depoista · deposiat · depositta · depossita · depostia
- depositado ← ddepositado · deopsitado · depocitado · depoistado · deposiatdo · depositaddo · depositaod · depositdao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deposita" and "depositado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deposita" or "depositado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deposita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depositado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deposita" and "depositado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depositadas vs depositado". 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 #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.