downstroke
/ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/noun
downstroke is spelled D-O-W-N-S-T-R-O-K-E: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downstroke means “A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downstroke is downstrokes.
How many letters and syllables are in downstroke?
| Letters | 10: D-O-W-N-S-T-R-O-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 downstroke?
Downstroke appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 downstroke?
- US /ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/
Downstroke has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of downstroke
- downstrokes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downstroke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Downstroke in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pedalada hacia abajo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does downstroke come from?
From down + stroke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).