bring down

Name: bring down, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“bring down” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bring-down · bring down · English

bring down · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-THIN "B" thin
PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Key facts for bring down
Property	Value
Headword	bring down
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	10
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bring down” in English

bring downfalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

bring down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Dad has brought down a stack of old vinyl records from the attic.
The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.

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.

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