dépôts

\de.po\

/\de.po\/ noun

The verdict

“dépôts” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,499
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de dépôt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depots · dépôts · French

dépôts · rank #6,499 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,499
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH défilé

Nearest frequency peer: défilé (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “dépôts”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “dépôts” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

dépôts vs devos
33% similar
dépôts vs depuis
50% similar
dépôts vs député
67% similar

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

Key facts for dépôts
PropertyValue
Headworddépôts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.po\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,499
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “dépôts” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dépôtsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « défilé » (#6,498), « détenus » (#6,500), « duel » (#6,497). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dépôts (IPA \de.po\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,499 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de dépôt.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépôts, with forms such as "ddépôts", "depots", and "dpéôts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "devos", "depuis", "député", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dépôts, spelled D-É-P-Ô-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de dépôt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On a parlé de dépôts glaciaires avant le Primaire, on en a cité au Permien ; cela semblerait indiquer que la terre n’était pas toujours plongée dans une atmosphère chaude, humide et nébuleuse dont on a longtemps gratifié les temps carbonifères.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépôts
  • depots
  • dpéôts
  • déppôts
  • déptôs
  • dépôst
  • dépôtss
  • dépôtts
  • déôpts
  • édpôts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépôts - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddépôts1depots2dpéôts2déppôts1déptôs2dépôst2dépôtss1dépôtts1
Edit distance from "dépôts"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dépôts"?
"dépôts" is spelled D-É-P-Ô-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.po\.
What does "dépôts" mean?
As a noun, "dépôts" means: Pluriel de dépôt.
What words are commonly confused with "dépôts"?
"dépôts" is commonly confused with "devos", "depuis", "député". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dépôts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépôts" is \de.po\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépôts" come from?
"dépôts" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dépôts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "dépôts". Here's where to go from here.

  • "dépôts" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "devos". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #6,499 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse

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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