boîte de dépôt

\bwat də de.po\

/\bwat də de.po\/ noun

The verdict

“boîte de dépôt” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boîte dans laquelle un objet peut être déposé par une personne pour être récupéré plus tard par une autre.

Key facts for boîte de dépôt
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte de dépôt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat də de.po\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boîte de dépôt” sits in French frequency

boîte de dépôt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for boîte de dépôt is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \bwat də de.po\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for boîte de dépôt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is boîte de dépôt, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -D-É-P-Ô-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Boîte dans laquelle un objet peut être déposé par une personne pour être récupéré plus tard par une autre.
  2. 2
    Dossier informatique dans lequel des fichiers peuvent être glissés-déposés depuis d’autres ordinateurs sur le réseau.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boîte de dépôt"?
"boîte de dépôt" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -D-É-P-Ô-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat də de.po\.
What does "boîte de dépôt" mean?
As a noun, "boîte de dépôt" means: Boîte dans laquelle un objet peut être déposé par une personne pour être récupéré plus tard par une autre.
How do you pronounce "boîte de dépôt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte de dépôt" is \bwat də de.po\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte de dépôt" come from?
"boîte de dépôt" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “boîte de dépôt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -D-É-P-Ô-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bwat də de.po\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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