# download

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ · frequency rank #2,106

## Definitions
1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.

## Etymology
From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddownload`, `donwload`, `dowlnoad`, `downlaod`, `downlload`, `downloadd`, `downloda`, `downnload`, `downolad`, `dowwnload`, `dwonload`, `odwnload`

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