Which to use
“depositan” is a verb and “depósito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,152
- “depositan” frequency rank
- #4,501
- “depósito” frequency rank
- 33653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depositan | depósito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de depositar. | Contrato por el que se entrega a una persona un bien para que lo guarde y custodie con obligación de restituirlo posteriormente. |
Where the eye mixes depositan and depósito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. depositan runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against depósito's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: depositan vs depósito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: depositan is [d̪epoˈsit̪ãn] while depósito is [d̪eˈposit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33653, 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]. depósito is at rank #4,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈposit̪o].
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 33653, this pair ranks #195,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of depositan vs depósito
Shared letters: deiopst. Private to "depositan": an. Private to "depósito": ó.
"depositan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "depósito" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- depositan ← ddepositan · deopsitan · depocitan · depoistan · deposiatn · depositann · depositna · deposittan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "depositan" for "depósito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "depositan" vs "depósito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "depositan" and "depósito" 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 "depósito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depositan" and "depósito" 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 #195,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.