deposits

/dɪˈpɑzɪts/

//dɪˈpɑzɪts// noun

"deposits" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deposits” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,120 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,120
frequency rank, English
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of deposit

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

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

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

Key facts for deposits
PropertyValue
Headworddeposits
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈpɑzɪts/
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,120
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deposits” 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). deposits 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 deposits is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈpɑzɪts/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,120 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of deposit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for deposits, with forms such as "ddeposits", "deopsits", and "depoists". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "deposit", "deposited", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is deposits, spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of deposit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeposits,deopsits,depoists,deposist,depositss,depositts,depossits,depostis,depposits,depsoits,dpeosits,edposits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deposits - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddeposits1deopsits2depoists2deposist2depositss1depositts1depossits1depostis2
Edit distance from "deposits"

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 "deposits"?
"deposits" is spelled D-E-P-O-S-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈpɑzɪts/.
What does "deposits" mean?
As a noun, "deposits" means: plural of deposit
What words are commonly confused with "deposits"?
"deposits" is commonly confused with "deposit", "deposited". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deposits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deposits" is /dɪˈpɑzɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deposits" come from?
"deposits" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “deposits”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɪˈpɑzɪts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “deposit” - see the side-by-side comparison. deposits vs deposit
  • 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