# deputy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛpjəti/ · frequency rank #2,726

## Definitions
1. One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
2. A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
3. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
4. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
5. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
6. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
7. a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.

## Etymology
From French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”).

## Easily confused with
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deputy-vs-duty)
- **depth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depth-vs-deputy)
- **debut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debut-vs-deputy)
- **depot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depot-vs-deputy)
- **deity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deity-vs-deputy)
- **deploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deploy-vs-deputy)
- **debuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debuts-vs-deputy)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddeputy`, `depputy`, `deptuy`, `deputty`, `deputyy`, `depuyt`, `deupty`, `dpeuty`, `edputy`

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