Which to use
“depósito” is a noun and “deposto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,289
- “depósito” frequency rank
- #18,306
- “deposto” frequency rank
- 23595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depósito | deposto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de depositar | que foi alvo de deposição (abdicação, renúncia, demissão) |
Letter map: depósito vs deposto
Shared letters muted; letters that set depósito and deposto apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. depósito runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against deposto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: depósito vs deposto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: depósito is anoun and depostoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depósito is recorded at frequency rank #5,289, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈpɔ.zi.tu/. deposto is at rank #18,306, tagged as anadj.
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 23595, this pair ranks #46,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of depósito vs deposto
Shared letters: deopst. Private to "depósito": ió. Private to "deposto": -.
"depósito" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "deposto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deposto ← ddeposto · deopsto · deposot · depossto · depostto · depotso · depposto · depsoto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "depósito" and "deposto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "depósito" vs "deposto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "depósito" and "deposto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "depósito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deposto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depósito" and "deposto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deposto vs desgosto". 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 #46,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.