depone
/dɪˈpəʊn/
"depone" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“depone” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
Corpus desk
Index EN-depone · depone · English
depone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | depone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈpəʊn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “depone” in English
Rare enough to double-check
depone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈpəʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
depone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin depono (“lay down, deposit, entrust”). The correct English form is depone, spelled D-E-P-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
- 2To take the deposition of; to depose.
- 3To lay, as a stake; to wager.
- 4To lay down; to place
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how depone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These two females did afterwards depone that Mr. Willet in his consternation uttered but one word
The said William Aitken, being of new solemnly sworn, &c., depones he is a Burgess of Hawick, and had the property of a house which he now liferents, the fee being disponed to his son-in-law, Bailie Robert Scot, for the use of his son William, his daughter, Bailie Scot's wife, having paid the price of the house; depones sixty years ago Gilbert Elliot was…
Etymology
From Latin depono (“lay down, deposit, entrust”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.