# downtown

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #3,621

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.

## Etymology
From down + town.

## Easily confused with
- **downturn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/downtown-vs-downturn)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddowntown`, `donwtown`, `downntown`, `downotwn`, `downtonw`, `downtownn`, `downtowwn`, `downttown`, `downtwon`, `dowtnown`, `dowwntown`, `dwontown`, `odwntown`

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