Which to use
“deposto” and “disposto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,306
- “deposto” frequency rank
- #4,223
- “disposto” frequency rank
- 22529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deposto | disposto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi alvo de deposição (abdicação, renúncia, demissão) | colocado, posto de certo modo |
Letter map: deposto vs disposto
Shared letters muted; letters that set deposto and disposto apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. deposto runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against disposto's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: deposto and disposto
deposto and disposto are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deposto is recorded at frequency rank #18,306, classified as anadj. disposto is at rank #4,223, tagged as anadj, pronounced /diʃ.ˈpoʃ.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 22529, this pair ranks #47,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deposto vs disposto
Shared letters: dopst. Private to "deposto": e. Private to "disposto": i.
"deposto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "disposto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deposto" and "disposto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deposto" vs "disposto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deposto" and "disposto".
- Full dictionary entry for "deposto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deposto" and "disposto" 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 #47,514 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.