depose
/dɪˈpəʊz/
"depose" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“depose” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #43,107 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #43,107
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | depose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈpəʊz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #43,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “depose” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for depose is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈpəʊz/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,107 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for depose, with forms such as "ddepose", "deopse", and "depoes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dose", "depot", "Devos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused. The correct English form is depose, spelled D-E-P-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
- 2To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
- 3To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.
- 4To interrogate and elicit testimony from during a deposition, typically by a lawyer.
- 5To take or swear an oath.
- 6To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.
Etymology
Recorded since c.1300, from Middle English, from Old French deposer, from de- (“down”) + poser (“to put, place”). Deposition (1494 in the legal sense) belongs to deposit, but that related word and depose became thoroughly confused.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddepose,deopse,depoes,deposse,deppose,depsoe,dpeose,edpose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of depose - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “depose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-P-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈpəʊz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dose” - see the side-by-side comparison. depose vs dose
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.