deponieren

[depoˈniːʁən]

/[depoˈniːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“deponieren” is uncommon German (frequency #55,239 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,239
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einen sicheren Ort zur Aufbewahrung geben (meist Wertvolles)

Corpus desk

Index DE-deponieren · deponieren · German

deponieren · rank #55,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,239
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dental

Nearest frequency peer: dental (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „deponieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „deponieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deponieren
PropertyValue
Headworddeponieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[depoˈniːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deponieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).deponierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dental“ (#55,238), „dekorativ“ (#55,236), „destruktive“ (#55,242). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „deponieren“ bei #55,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deponieren is uncommon German at frequency #55,239 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [depoˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for deponieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is deponieren, spelled D-E-P-O-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einen sicheren Ort zur Aufbewahrung geben (meist Wertvolles)
  2. 2
    sich oder eine Sache irgendwo hinlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how deponieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe all meine Bargeldreserven in einem Tresor in meinem Keller deponiert.
  2. Touristen sollten Wertgegenstände aller Art in besonders gesicherten Kästen deponieren.

This word in other languages

deposit(English)déposer(Français)depositar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deponieren"?
"deponieren" is spelled D-E-P-O-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [depoˈniːʁən].
What does "deponieren" mean?
As a verb, "deponieren" means: an einen sicheren Ort zur Aufbewahrung geben (meist Wertvolles)
How do you pronounce "deponieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deponieren" is [depoˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deponieren" come from?
"deponieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deponieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

debütierte#55,234Diagonalen#55,245Drecksloch#55,256Bootsfahrt#55,203

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list