deplete
/dɪˈplit/verb
deplete is spelled D-E-P-L-E-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deplete means “To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deplete?
| Letters | 7: D-E-P-L-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 deplete?
Deplete appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 deplete?
- UK /dɪˈpliːt/
- US /dɪˈplit/
- US /diˈplit/
Deplete 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-deplete.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deplete?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deplete from its last stressed vowel (/it/):
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 deplete
- depletes present, singular, he/she/it
- depleting participle, present
- depleted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deplete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
- 2
To expend or separate a reactant.
- 3
To reduce the amount of a substance with a medication or medical procedure or due to a illness.
Certain medications can deplete vitamin D.
- 4
To use up, exhaust, or consume (power or resources).
- 5
rareTo decrease the amount of an isotope (in a mixture of isotopes).
- 6
To empty or purge (something of a substance).
The conservation project depleted the lake of algae.
- 7
To clear a compound or solution (of a reactant).
- 8
To clear a mixture of isotopes (of an isotope or isotopes).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deplete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reduce the amount of or remove:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vider |
| German | leeren, räumen, aufbrauchen |
| Portuguese | exaurir, esgotar, esvaziar |
| Spanish | depletar, mermar, agotar, depletear, deplecionar |
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 deplete come from?
Borrowed from Latin dēplētus (“empty”), from depleō. First attested in 1716; originally a medical term.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).