Downe

/daʊn/

//daʊn// name

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"downe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Downe” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,043 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#74,043
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.

Key facts for Downe
PropertyValue
HeadwordDowne
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/daʊn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Downe” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Downe lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Downe is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /daʊn/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,043 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Downe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Downe, spelled D-O-W-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.
  2. 2
    A village in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4361).
  3. 3
    A township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. 4
    A surname.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Downe"?
"Downe" is spelled D-O-W-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /daʊn/.
What does "Downe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Downe" means: County Down in Ireland; also Downshire.
How do you pronounce "Downe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Downe" is /daʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Downe" come from?
"Downe" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Downe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-W-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /daʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list