downwash
noun
downwash is spelled D-O-W-N-W-A-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downwash means “downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downwash is downwashes.
How many letters and syllables are in downwash?
| Letters | 8: D-O-W-N-W-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 downwash?
Downwash appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 downwash?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as downwash.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: washdown.
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 downwash
- downwashes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downwash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
- 2
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does downwash come from?
From down- + wash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).