cool down
"cool-down" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cool 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cool-down · cool down · English
cool down · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | cool down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cool down” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cool down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
cool down has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is cool down, spelled C-O-O-L- -D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature.
- 2To become less agitated or excited.
- 3To decrease in degree or intensity.
- 4To cause (something) to become cooler; to reduce the temperature of.
- 5To cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cool down appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You can drink the coffee when it's cooled down.
I'd love to go to Israel, but I'll have to wait until the violence cools down.
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.
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