Depot
German, noun[deˈpoː]
Depot is spelled D-E-P-O-T (5 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written German, the 10,058th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Depot is a German neuter noun meaning “depot, repository” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort oder Gebäude zur Aufbewahrung von Dingen”.
What does Depot mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdepot, repository
- 2
neuterdeposit, depository
- 3
neutergarage or shelter for vehicles like omnibusses or trams or rent out machines
- 4
Switzerlandneuterdeposit for dishes, bottles and the like (called in the FRG Pfand, in Austria Einsatz)
- 5
neutersediment of wine
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort oder Gebäude zur Aufbewahrung von Dingen 2. Konto zur Aufbewahrung von Wertpapieren 3. Pfand für Entliehenes, Flaschenpfand 4. Garage oder Unterstand für Tram (Tramdepot), Bus (Busdepot), Trolleybus (Trolleybusdepot)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Depot
- Depots genitive
- Depötchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Depot?
- [deˈpoː]
- Switzerland /ˈdepoː/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Depot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Depot in German?
Depot appears 6.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).