downland
/ˈdaʊnˌlænd/noun
downland is spelled D-O-W-N-L-A-N-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downland means “An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downland is downlands.
How many letters and syllables are in downland?
| Letters | 8: D-O-W-N-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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; 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 downland?
Downland appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 downland?
- UK /ˈdaʊn.lænd/
- UK /ˈdaʊn.lənd/
- US /ˈdaʊnˌlænd/
Downland has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-downland.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with downland?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as downland from its last stressed vowel (/aʊnlænd/):
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 downland
- downlands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAn area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downland come from?
From Old English dūnland, equivalent to down + land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).