deposit

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/

//dɪˈpɒz.ɪt// noun

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"deposit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deposit” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,750 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,750
frequency rank, English
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

deposit vs depot
71% similar
deposit vs deposits
88% similar
deposit vs deposited
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for deposit
PropertyValue
Headworddeposit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,750
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deposit” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for deposit is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,750 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for deposit, with forms such as "ddeposit", "deopsit", and "depoist". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "depot", "deposits", "deposited", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō … The correct English form is deposit, spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  2. 2
    Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
  3. 3
    Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
  4. 4
    Anything left behind on a surface.
  5. 5
    A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
  6. 6
    A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
  7. 7
    A place of deposit; a depository.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin deposituslbor. English deposit Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

This word in other languages

depósito(Español)dépôt(Français)Ablagerung(Deutsch)depósito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeposit,deopsit,depoist,depositt,depossit,deposti,depposit,depsoit,dpeosit,edposit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deposit - 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.

ddeposit1deopsit2depoist2depositt1depossit1deposti2depposit1depsoit2
Edit distance from "deposit"

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 "deposit"?
"deposit" is spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/.
What does "deposit" mean?
As a noun, "deposit" means: Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
What words are commonly confused with "deposit"?
"deposit" is commonly confused with "depot", "deposits", "deposited". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deposit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deposit" is /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "deposit"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō L... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “deposit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-E-P-O-S-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “depot” - see the side-by-side comparison. deposit vs depot
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list