come down on
"come-down-on" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“come down on” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To punish or criticize (someone).
Corpus desk
Index EN-come-down-on · come down on · English
come down on · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | come down on |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “come down on” in English
Rare enough to double-check
come down on is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
come down on has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is come down on, spelled C-O-M-E- -D-O-W-N- -O-N.
Definition
- 1To punish or criticize (someone).
- 2To attack or harass (someone).
- 3To pressure (someone or something); to strictly enforce something on (someone or something).
- 4To cause melancholy in (someone).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how come down on appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The company came down on him very hard after he was found skipping work.
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.