downtime
/ˈdaʊntaɪm/
"downtime" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“downtime” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,358
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-downtime · downtime · English
downtime · rank #22,358 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #22,358
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH downwards
Nearest frequency peer: downwards (+1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “downtime”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- diff
diff
77,647 corpus weight
- distressing
distressing
77,645 corpus weight
- downtime
downtime
77,643 corpus weight
- downwards
downwards
77,642 corpus weight
- Dutton
Dutton
77,640 corpus weight
- enlarge
enlarge
77,639 corpus weight
What this shows “downtime” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | downtime |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdaʊntaɪm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “downtime”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around downtime (IPA /ˈdaʊntaɪm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,358 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for downtime, with forms such as "ddowntime", "donwtime", and "downitme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Downie", "downside", "downsize", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From down (“out of order; out of service; inoperable”) + time. The correct English form is downtime, spelled D-O-W-N-T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
- 2A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
- 3A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how downtime appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A short internet outage might sound like a trifling matter – don’t we all need a little bit of time offline now and then? – but for many, the pervasiveness of the so-called “internet of things” meant downtime at Amazon affected their physical life as well as their digital one.
As the world turns inward, trapped inside in various stages of pandemic quarantine, numerous songwriting luminaries (often blessed with their own in-home studios) have tried to use the downtime creatively—from Millennial stars like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande to longtime veterans like Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello.
Etymology
From down (“out of order; out of service; inoperable”) + time.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddowntime
- donwtime
- downitme
- downntime
- downtiem
- downtimme
- downtmie
- downttime
- dowtnime
- dowwntime
- dwontime
- odwntime
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of downtime - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).