crackdown
/ˈkɹækdaʊn/noun
crackdown is spelled C-R-A-C-K-D-O-W-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crackdown means “Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crackdown is crackdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in crackdown?
| Letters | 9: C-R-A-C-K-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crackdown?
Crackdown appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crackdown?
- US /ˈkɹækdaʊn/
Crackdown has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crackdown.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with crackdown
Also written: crack down (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with crackdown?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crackdown from its last stressed vowel (/ækdaʊn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crackdown
- crackdowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crackdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crackdown in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense increased enforcement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acte de répression |
| German | hartes Durchgreifen, scharfes Vorgehen, Razzia |
| Portuguese | repressão |
| Spanish | represión, opresión, supresión, campaña contra, mano dura, ola represiva |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does crackdown come from?
Deverbal from crack down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).