depiction
de·pic·tion/dɪˈpɪkʃən/noun
depiction is spelled D-E-P-I-C-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (de·pic·tion). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, depiction means “A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of depiction is depictions.
How many letters and syllables are in depiction?
| Letters | 9: D-E-P-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·pic·tion |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is depiction?
Depiction appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 depiction?
- /dɪˈpɪkʃən/
- [dɪˈpɪkʃən] ~ [dɪˈpɪkʃn̩]
- /dəˈpɪkʃən/
Depiction has 3 syllables, split de·pic·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-depiction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of depiction
- depictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depiction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- 2
A drawing or painting.
- 3
A representation.
- 4
The act of depicting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depiction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | représentation , dépiction |
| German | Darstellung, Abbildung , Schilderung |
| Portuguese | retrato , ilustração |
| Spanish | plasmación |
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 depiction come from?
From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).