depreciation
/dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/noun
depreciation is spelled D-E-P-R-E-C-I-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, depreciation means “The state of being depreciated; disparagement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of depreciation is depreciations.
How many letters and syllables are in depreciation?
| Letters | 12: D-E-P-R-E-C-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is depreciation?
Depreciation appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce depreciation?
- UK /dɪˌpɹiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/
Depreciation has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-depreciation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with depreciation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as depreciation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- visualization
- denomination
- deforestation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of depreciation
- depreciations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depreciation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being depreciated; disparagement.
- 2
The decline in value of assets.
asset depreciation
- 3
The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
annual depreciation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depreciation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépréciation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.