downswing
"downswing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“downswing” is uncommon English (frequency #93,636 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,636
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
Corpus desk
Index EN-downswing · downswing · English
downswing · rank #93,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,636
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Durrani
Nearest frequency peer: Durrani (+8 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “downswing”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dinna
dinna
6,381 corpus weight
- disabuse
disabuse
6,380 corpus weight
- doco
doco
6,374 corpus weight
- downswing
downswing
6,365 corpus weight
- Durrani
Durrani
6,357 corpus weight
- effectually
effectually
6,350 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “downswing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | downswing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,636 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “downswing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
downswing is uncommon English at frequency #93,636 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.".
downswing has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From down- + swing. The correct English form is downswing, spelled D-O-W-N-S-W-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how downswing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The stock market is still reeling from the giant downswing on Tuesday.
Hold your head steady and keep your eye on the golf ball during your downswing.
Etymology
From down- + swing.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).