depot

/ˈdɛpəʊ/

//ˈdɛpəʊ// noun

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"depot" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“depot” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,674
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-depot · depot · English

depot · rank #7,674 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,674
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH denying

Nearest frequency peer: denying (-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 “depot”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “depot” 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).

depot vs dot
60% similar
depot vs devo
60% similar
depot vs depth
60% similar

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

Key facts for depot
PropertyValue
Headworddepot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɛpəʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,674
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “depot”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “denying” (#7,673), “distress” (#7,675), “documentation” (#7,676). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “depot” is #7,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around depot (IPA /ˈdɛpəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,674 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for depot, with forms such as "ddepot", "deopt", and "depott". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dot", "devo", "depth", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit. The correct English form is depot, spelled D-E-P-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
  2. 2
    A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service.
  3. 3
    A bus station or railway station.
  4. 4
    A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
  5. 5
    A place for the storage, servicing, or upgrade of military hardware.
  6. 6
    The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service.
  7. 7
    A bolus of medication that remains sequestered in some particular site within the body, often intradermally, from which it is gradually absorbed.
  8. 8
    The tableau: the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: depository, repository
  2. Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

Etymology

From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit.

This word in other languages

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddepot
  • deopt
  • depott
  • deppot
  • depto
  • dpeot
  • edpot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddepot1deopt2depott1deppot1depto2dpeot2edpot2
Edit distance from "depot"

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 "depot"?
"depot" is spelled D-E-P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɛpəʊ/.
What does "depot" mean?
As a noun, "depot" means: A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
What words are commonly confused with "depot"?
"depot" is commonly confused with "dot", "devo", "depth". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "depot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depot" is /ˈdɛpəʊ/. 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 "depot"?
From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit. 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 "depot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list