downvote
/ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/noun, verb
downvote is spelled D-O-W-N-V-O-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downvote means “A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downvote is downvotes.
How many letters and syllables are in downvote?
| Letters | 8: D-O-W-N-V-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is downvote?
Downvote appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
How do you pronounce downvote?
- UK /ˈdaʊnˌvəʊt/
- US /ˈdaʊnˌvoʊt/
Downvote has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of downvote
- downvotes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- down-vote
- downvoting participle, present
- downvoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downvote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
verb
- 1
To vote against, reducing a cumulative tally of popularity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downvote come from?
From down- + vote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).