Which to use
“depre” is a noun and “deprime” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,477
- “depre” frequency rank
- #29,590
- “deprime” frequency rank
- 76067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depre | deprime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depresión. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deprimir o de deprimirse. |
Where the eye mixes depre and deprime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. depre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against deprime's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between depre and deprime
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: depre is [ˈd̪epɾe] while deprime is [d̪eˈpɾime]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depre is recorded at frequency rank #46,477, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪epɾe]. deprime is at rank #29,590, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpɾime].
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 76067, this pair ranks #18,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depre vs deprime
Shared letters: depr. Private to "depre": -. Private to "deprime": im.
"depre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "deprime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "depre" and "deprime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "depre" vs "deprime" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "depre" and "deprime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "depre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deprime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depre" and "deprime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decae vs depre". 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 #18,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.