# downstream

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ · frequency rank #12,583

## Definitions
1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
2. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
3. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
4. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

## Etymology
From down- + stream.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddownstream`, `donwstream`, `downnstream`, `downsrteam`, `downsstream`, `downsteram`, `downstraem`, `downstreamm`, `downstrema`, `downstrream`, `downsttream`, `downtsream`, `dowsntream`, `dowwnstream`, `dwonstream`, `odwnstream`

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