downhaul
noun
downhaul is spelled D-O-W-N-H-A-U-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downhaul means “Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downhaul is downhauls.
How many letters and syllables are in downhaul?
| Letters | 8: D-O-W-N-H-A-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is downhaul?
Downhaul appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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).
Forms of downhaul
- downhauls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downhaul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downhaul come from?
From down- + haul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).