# downplay

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #32,363

## Definitions
1. To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

## Etymology
Synthetic form of the phrase play down. By surface analysis, down- + play.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddownplay`, `donwplay`, `downlpay`, `downnplay`, `downpaly`, `downplayy`, `downpllay`, `downplya`, `downpplay`, `dowpnlay`, `dowwnplay`, `dwonplay`, `odwnplay`

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