depositary

/dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/

//dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi// adj

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"depositary" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“depositary” is uncommon English (frequency #59,334 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,334
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-depositary · depositary · English

depositary · rank #59,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,334
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depo

Nearest frequency peer: depo (-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 “depositary”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for depositary
PropertyValue
Headworddepositary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “depositary” 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).depositaryfalls 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: “depo” (#59,333), “deprecation” (#59,335), “depreciated” (#59,336). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “depositary” is #59,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

depositary is uncommon English at frequency #59,334 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for depositary in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin dēpositārius. The correct English form is depositary, spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.

Etymology

From Late Latin dēpositārius.

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 "depositary"?
"depositary" is spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/.
What does "depositary" mean?
As an adjective, "depositary" means: Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
How do you pronounce "depositary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depositary" is /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/. 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 "depositary"?
From Late Latin dēpositārius. 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 "depositary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deputation#59,338diminution#59,345equanimity#59,373conflation#59,291

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list