# depiction

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #16,001

## Definitions
1. A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
2. A drawing or painting.
3. A representation.
4. The act of depicting.

## Etymology
From French dépiction, from Latin dēpictiō. By surface analysis, depict + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **diction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depiction-vs-diction)
- **detection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depiction-vs-detection)
- **deviation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depiction-vs-deviation)
- **depletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depiction-vs-depletion)
- **depicting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depicting-vs-depiction)
- **deduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deduction-vs-depiction)
- **defection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defection-vs-depiction)
- **dedication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dedication-vs-depiction)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddepiction`, `deipction`, `depcition`, `depicction`, `depiciton`, `depicsion`, `depictino`, `depictionn`, `depictoin`, `depicttion`, `depitcion`, `deppiction`, `dpeiction`, `edpiction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/depiction