Which to use
“depre” and “depto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,477
- “depre” frequency rank
- #17,104
- “depto” frequency rank
- 63581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depre | depto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depresión. | Departamento (unidad de vivienda dentro de un edificio). |
Where the eye mixes depre and depto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. depre and depto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between depre and depto
A purely visual mix-up. depre ([ˈd̪epɾe]) and depto ([ˈd̪ept̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63581, 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]. depto is at rank #17,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ept̪o].
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 63581, this pair ranks #48,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depre vs depto
Shared letters: dep. Private to "depre": r. Private to "depto": ot.
"depre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "depto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "depre" and "depto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "depre" or "depto" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "depre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depre" and "depto" 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 #48,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.