depo

noun

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"depo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“depo” is uncommon English (frequency #59,333 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,333
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of deposition.

Corpus desk

Index EN-depo · depo · English

depo · rank #59,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,333
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depositary

Nearest frequency peer: depositary (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “depo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “depo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for depo
PropertyValue
Headworddepo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “depo” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).depofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “depositary” (#59,334), “deprecation” (#59,335), “defecate” (#59,330). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “depo” is #59,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

depo is uncommon English at frequency #59,333 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Clipping of deposition.".

depo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Shortening. The correct English form is depo, spelled D-E-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clipping of deposition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how depo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Very occasionally the diary is double booked; [Lesley] Groff is duly reprimanded by [Jeff] Epstein: “I have depos all day? You should know that.”

Etymology

Shortening.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "depo"?
"depo" is spelled D-E-P-O.
What does "depo" mean?
As a noun, "depo" means: Clipping of deposition.
What is the origin of the word "depo"?
Shortening. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "depo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

FDNY#59,389fief#59,393gawk#59,412bole#59,239

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list