beatdown
/ˈbitˌdaʊn/noun
beatdown is spelled B-E-A-T-D-O-W-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beatdown means “A severe beating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beatdown is beatdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in beatdown?
| Letters | 8: B-E-A-T-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is beatdown?
Beatdown appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce beatdown?
- US /ˈbitˌdaʊn/
Beatdown has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-beatdown.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with beatdown
Also written: beat-down (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with beatdown?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as beatdown (/itdaʊn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: downbeat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of beatdown
- beatdowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beatdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA severe beating.
- 2
slangA prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
- 3
A subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beatdown in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense severe beating:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | paliza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does beatdown come from?
Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).