close down
/kləʊzˈdaʊn/
"close-down" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“close 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) - To stop trading as a business.
Corpus desk
Index EN-close-down · close down · English
close down · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | close down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kləʊzˈdaʊn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “close down” in English
Rare enough to double-check
close down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kləʊzˈdaʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
close down doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is close down, spelled C-L-O-S-E- -D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1To stop trading as a business.
- 2To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how close down appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The local factory will close down soon, unless sales pick up.
They had to close the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.
This word in other languages
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.