bring down

verb

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"bring-down" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bring down” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.

Key facts for bring down
PropertyValue
Headwordbring down
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bring down” sits in English frequency

bring down falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English 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 English entry for bring down is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for bring down in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is bring down, spelled B-R-I-N-G- -D-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
  2. 2
    To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.
  3. 3
    To reduce.
  4. 4
    To humble.
  5. 5
    To make (something, especially something flying) fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
  6. 6
    To cause (an opponent) to fall after a tackle.
  7. 7
    To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
  8. 8
    To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident.
  9. 9
    To take (someone) to prison.
  10. 10
    To receive a prison sentence.
  11. 11
    To incite excitement in (a place or crowd).
  12. 12
    To calm down (someone).
  13. 13
    To stop the effects of intoxication in (someone).

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 "bring down"?
"bring down" is spelled B-R-I-N-G- -D-O-W-N.
What does "bring down" mean?
As a verb, "bring down" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.
What language does "bring down" come from?
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Using “bring down”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-I-N-G- -D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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