Which to use
“deposição” is a noun and “depositar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,631
- “deposição” frequency rank
- #17,256
- “depositar” frequency rank
- 40887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposição | depositar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | retirada do cargo de alguém; demissão | pôr em depósito |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deposição and depositar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deposição is /dɨ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while depositar is /dɨ.pu.zi.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposição is recorded at frequency rank #23,631, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. depositar is at rank #17,256, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.pu.zi.ˈtaɾ/.
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 40887, this pair ranks #25,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deposição vs depositar
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "deposição": ãç. Private to "depositar": art.
"deposição" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "depositar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- depositar ← ddepositar · deopsitar · depoistar · deposiatr · depositarr · depositra · deposittar · depossitar
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deposição" and "depositar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deposição" or "depositar"?
Remembering deposição vs depositar
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “deposição”; for a verb, it's “depositar”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “deposição” entry
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