deprimido vs deprimir, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#19,397
“deprimido” frequency rank: #41,434
“deprimir” frequency rank: 60831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	deprimido	deprimir
Definition	o mesmo que depressivo	abaixar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deprimido and deprimir apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

deprimido

8 ch

deprimir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deprimido is /dɨ.pɾi.ˈmi.du/ while deprimir is /dɨ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deprimido is recorded at frequency rank #19,397, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.pɾi.ˈmi.du/. deprimir is at rank #41,434, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/.

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 60831, this pair ranks #7,463 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deprimido vs deprimir

Shared letters: deimpr. Private to "deprimido": o. Private to "deprimir": -.

"deprimido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "deprimir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

deprimido ← ddeprimido · depirmido · depprimido · depriimdo · deprimdio · deprimiddo · deprimiod · deprimmido
deprimir ← ddeprimir · depirmir · depprimir · depriimr · deprimirr · deprimmir · deprimri · deprmiir

Frequency comparison

deprimido#19,397

deprimir#41,434

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deprimido" and "deprimir" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "deprimido" is an adjective and "deprimir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "deprimido" or "deprimir"?

"deprimido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,397 in our Portuguese list, against #41,434 for "deprimir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering deprimido vs deprimir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “deprimido”; for a verb, it's “deprimir”.
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