fall down
/fɔːl ˈdaʊn/
"fall-down" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fall down” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fall to the ground. To collapse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fall-down · fall down · English
fall down · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fall down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fɔːl ˈdaʊn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fall down” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fall down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /fɔːl ˈdaʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fall down in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is fall down, spelled F-A-L-L- -D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1To fall to the ground. To collapse.
- 2To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river or other outlet.
- 3To fail; to make a mistake.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fall down appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ring a-ring o' roses, / A pocketful of posies. / A-tishoo! A-tishoo! / We all fall down. — traditional nursery rhyme (British version)
The beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire house to fall down.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.