deposição vs depósito, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“deposição” and “depósito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,631
“deposição” frequency rank: #5,289
“depósito” frequency rank: 28920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	deposição	depósito
Definition	retirada do cargo de alguém; demissão	ato ou efeito de depositar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deposição and depósito apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

deposição

8 ch

depósito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. deposição (/dɨ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and depósito (/dɨ.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28920, 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/. depósito is at rank #5,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/.

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 28920, this pair ranks #39,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of deposição vs depósito

Shared letters: deiops. Private to "deposição": ãç. Private to "depósito": tó.

"deposição" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "depósito" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

deposição#23,631

depósito#5,289

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deposição" and "depósito" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/dɨ.pu.zi.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /dɨ.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "deposição" or "depósito"?

"depósito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,289 in our Portuguese list, against #23,631 for "deposição". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering deposição vs depósito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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