# downer vs downs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### downer
*noun · IPA /ˈdaʊnə/ · frequency rank #26,764*
A negative drug trip.

### downs
*noun · IPA /daʊnz/ · frequency rank #7,914*
plural of down

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