# downgrading

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,589

## Definitions
1. A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.

## Easily confused with
- **downloading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/downgrading-vs-downloading)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddowngrading`, `donwgrading`, `dowgnrading`, `downgarding`, `downggrading`, `downgradding`, `downgradign`, `downgradingg`, `downgradinng`, `downgradnig`, `downgraidng`, `downgrdaing`, `downgrrading`, `downngrading`, `downrgading`, `dowwngrading`, `dwongrading`, `odwngrading`

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