reach-me-down
"reach-me-down" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reach-me-down” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ready-made.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reach-me-down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reach-me-down” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reach-me-down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ready-made.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for reach-me-down in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. See reach down. The correct English form is reach-me-down, spelled R-E-A-C-H---M-E---D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1Ready-made.
Etymology
An allusion to clothes being simply taken down from a rack, rather than tailored. See reach down.
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.
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Using “reach-me-down”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-A-C-H---M-E---D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.