# depletion

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈpliːʃən/ · frequency rank #24,140

## Definitions
1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
4. gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.

## Easily confused with
- **deletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deletion-vs-depletion)
- **depiction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depiction-vs-depletion)
- **deflation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflation-vs-depletion)
- **deflection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deflection-vs-depletion)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddepletion`, `delpetion`, `depeltion`, `depleiton`, `deplesion`, `depletino`, `depletionn`, `depletoin`, `deplettion`, `deplletion`, `deplteion`, `deppletion`, `dpeletion`, `edpletion`

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