depositadovsdepositanConfusable pair

Which to use

“depositado” and “depositan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,952
“depositado” frequency rank
#29,152
“depositan” frequency rank
50104
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature depositado depositan
Definition Participio de depositar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depositar.

Where the eye mixes depositado and depositan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. depositado runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against depositan's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
depositado
9 ch
depositan

Why the eye confuses depositado with depositan

A purely visual mix-up. depositado ([d̪eposiˈt̪að̞o]) and depositan ([d̪epoˈsit̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

depositado is recorded at frequency rank #20,952, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eposiˈt̪að̞o]. depositan is at rank #29,152, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪epoˈsit̪ãn].

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 50104, this pair ranks #105,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of depositado vs depositan

Shared letters: adeiopst. Private to "depositado": -. Private to "depositan": n.

"depositado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "depositan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • depositado ← ddepositado · deopsitado · depocitado · depoistado · deposiatdo · depositaddo · depositaod · depositdao
  • depositan ← ddepositan · deopsitan · depocitan · depoistan · deposiatn · depositann · depositna · deposittan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "depositado" and "depositan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eposiˈt̪að̞o] versus [d̪epoˈsit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "depositado" or "depositan"?
"depositado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,952 in our Spanish list, against #29,152 for "depositan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "depositado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "depositan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #105,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "depositado" and "depositan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depositan vs depositaron". 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 #105,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list