deponente
[d̪epoˈnẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“deponente” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbo latino que se conjuga de manera pasiva pero tiene un significado activo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-deponente · deponente · Spanish
deponente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deponente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪epoˈnẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “deponente” en español
Rare enough to double-check
deponente is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪epoˈnẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbo latino que se conjuga de manera pasiva pero tiene un significado activo.".
Zero misspellings are on record for deponente in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is deponente, spelled D-E-P-O-N-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Verbo latino que se conjuga de manera pasiva pero tiene un significado activo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deponente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Muchos de ellos, usados como deponentes en la época clásica, adoptaron más tarde la forma activa (loquis, de loquor; nasceret, de nascor; morias, de morior, etc.). A su vez, la analogía y la ultracorrección hicieron que, por el contrario, algunos verbos activos fueran considerados como deponentes
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.