deprimidovsdeprimidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: deprimido is a verb, deprimidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“deprimido” is a verb and “deprimidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,829
“deprimido” frequency rank
#44,106
“deprimidos” frequency rank
59935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deprimido deprimidos
Definition Participio de deprimir. Forma del plural de deprimido, participio de deprimir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deprimido and deprimidos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
deprimido
10 ch
deprimidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deprimido is [d̪epɾiˈmið̞o] while deprimidos is [d̪epɾiˈmið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “deprimido” sits inside “deprimidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deprimido is recorded at frequency rank #15,829, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪epɾiˈmið̞o]. deprimidos is at rank #44,106, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪epɾiˈmið̞os].

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 59935, this pair ranks #60,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deprimido vs deprimidos

Shared letters: deimopr. Private to "deprimido": -. Private to "deprimidos": s.

"deprimido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "deprimidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deprimidoddeprimido · depirmido · depprimido · depriimdo · deprimdio · deprimiddo · deprimiod · deprimmido
  • deprimidosddeprimidos · depirmidos · depprimidos · depriimdos · deprimdios · deprimiddos · deprimidoss · deprimidso

Frequency comparison

deprimido#15,829
deprimidos#44,106

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deprimido" and "deprimidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "deprimido" is a verb and "deprimidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "deprimido" or "deprimidos"?
"deprimido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,829 in our Spanish list, against #44,106 for "deprimidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering deprimido vs deprimidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “deprimido”; for a participle, it's “deprimidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “deprimido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list