# downfield

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #48,200

## Definitions
1. Towards the lower part of a field.
2. Toward the defending team's end of the playing field.
3. Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.

## Etymology
From down- + field.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddownfield`, `donwfield`, `dowfnield`, `downfeild`, `downffield`, `downfiedl`, `downfieldd`, `downfielld`, `downfiled`, `downifeld`, `downnfield`, `dowwnfield`, `dwonfield`, `odwnfield`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/downfield