mark down

verb

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"mark-down" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mark 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 May 6, 2026) - To reduce the price of.

Key facts for mark down
PropertyValue
Headwordmark down
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mark down” sits in English frequency

mark down falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mark down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

mark down doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is mark down, spelled M-A-R-K- -D-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    To reduce the price of.
  2. 2
    To write a memorandum about.
  3. 3
    To subtract marks or points from, for an error.
  4. 4
    To write down.
  5. 5
    To draw a conclusion about something; to consider something to be a certain way. (Typically used with as.)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mark down"?
"mark down" is spelled M-A-R-K- -D-O-W-N.
What does "mark down" mean?
As a verb, "mark down" means: To reduce the price of.
What language does "mark down" come from?
"mark down" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “mark down”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-K- -D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list