depositanvsdepositaronWhich spelling fits?

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

#29,152
“depositan” frequency rank
#39,150
“depositaron” frequency rank
68302
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature depositan depositaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depositar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de depositar.

Where the eye mixes depositan and depositaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. depositan runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against depositaron's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
depositan
11 ch
depositaron

Look-alike desk: depositan vs depositaron

A purely visual mix-up. depositan ([d̪epoˈsit̪ãn]) and depositaron ([d̪eposiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

depositan is recorded at frequency rank #29,152, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪epoˈsit̪ãn]. depositaron is at rank #39,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eposiˈt̪aɾõn].

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 68302, this pair ranks #34,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of depositan vs depositaron

Shared letters: adeinopst. Private to "depositan": -. Private to "depositaron": r.

"depositan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "depositaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • depositan ← ddepositan · deopsitan · depocitan · depoistan · deposiatn · depositann · depositna · deposittan
  • depositaron ← ddepositaron · deopsitaron · depocitaron · depoistaron · deposiatron · depositaorn · depositarno · depositaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "depositan" and "depositaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪epoˈsit̪ãn] versus [d̪eposiˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "depositan" or "depositaron"?
"depositan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,152 in our Spanish list, against #39,150 for "depositaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "depositan" and "depositaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "depositan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "depositaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "depositan" and "depositaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depositados 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 #34,856 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