downthrow
noun
downthrow is spelled D-O-W-N-T-H-R-O-W: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downthrow means “Defeat; ruin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downthrow is downthrows.
How many letters and syllables are in downthrow?
| Letters | 9: D-O-W-N-T-H-R-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is downthrow?
Downthrow appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
What rhymes with downthrow?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as downthrow.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: throwdown.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of downthrow
- downthrows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downthrow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Defeat; ruin.
- 2
A depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downthrow come from?
From down + throw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).