depart
/dɪˈpɑɹt/verb
depart is spelled D-E-P-A-R-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, depart means “To leave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in depart?
| Letters | 6: D-E-P-A-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is depart?
Depart appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce depart?
- UK /dɪˈpɑːt/
- US /dɪˈpɑɹt/
Depart has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-depart.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with depart?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as depart from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: parted, petard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of depart
- departs present, singular, he/she/it
- departing participle, present
- departed participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depart mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To leave.
- 2
To set out on a journey.
- 3
To die.
- 4
To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- 5
To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat.
- 6
To go away from; to leave.
The build-up to Saturday's visit of Macedonia and this encounter with the Dutch could be construed as odd in the sense that there seemed a basic acceptance, inevitability even, that Burley would depart office in their immediate aftermath.
- 7
To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
The envelope protection system allows the pilot to maneuver at high angles of attack without the risk of departing the airplane
- 8
obsoleteTo divide up; to distribute, share.
noun
- 1
obsoleteDivision; separation, as of compound substances.
- 2
obsoleteA going away; departure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depart in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partir , s’en aller , dévier , quitter |
| German | verlassen, aufbrechen , abweichen |
| Portuguese | partir, sair , desviar , afastar-se de |
| Spanish | irse, salir, partir, zarpar, partirse , pasar a mejor vida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does depart come from?
From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).