godown
/ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/noun
godown is spelled G-O-D-O-W-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, godown means “A warehouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of godown is godowns.
How many letters and syllables are in godown?
| Letters | 6: G-O-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is godown?
Godown appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 godown?
- US /ˈɡoʊ̯daʊ̯n/
- /ɡʊˈɖawn/
Godown 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-godown.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with godown?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as godown from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdaʊn/):
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 godown
- godowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does godown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiadatedA warehouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does godown come from?
Borrowed from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, “store room”) or Telugu గిడ్డంగి (giḍḍaṅgi, “store room, warehouse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).