# deposition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #14,736

## Definitions
1. The removal of someone from office.
2. The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
3. The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
4. The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
5. The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
6. The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
7. The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.

## Etymology
From Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion (French déposition), from Latin depositio.

## Easily confused with
- **disposition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deposition-vs-disposition)
- **demolition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demolition-vs-deposition)
- **depositing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depositing-vs-deposition)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddeposition`, `deopsition`, `depoistion`, `deposiiton`, `deposision`, `depositino`, `depositionn`, `depositoin`, `deposittion`, `depossition`, `depostiion`, `depposition`, `depsoition`, `dpeosition`, `edposition`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deposition