deposit

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/

//dɪˈpɒz.ɪt// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“deposit” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,750
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deposit · deposit · English

deposit · rank #4,750 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,750
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH democrat

Nearest frequency peer: democrat (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “deposit”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “deposit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deposit”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).depositlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “democrat” (#4,749), “destination” (#4,751), “counties” (#4,748). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deposit” is #4,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around deposit (IPA /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,750 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Newly discovered oil and gas deposits at Nan-ch'ung in Szechwan also promise to be of increasing importance.
  2. a mineral deposit

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diverse#4,753fastest#4,759bitcoin#4,740beneath#4,739

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

accuracy10 variantslaughed10 variantsmarshall10 variantsMitchell10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list