downturned
adjective, verb
downturned is spelled D-O-W-N-T-U-R-N-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, downturned means “Turned or positioned downwards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in downturned?
| Letters | 10: D-O-W-N-T-U-R-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 downturned?
Downturned appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of downturned
- more downturned comparative
- most downturned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downturned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Turned or positioned downwards.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of downturn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downturned come from?
From down- + turned.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).