send down

verb

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

The verdict

“send down” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To cause something or someone to pass from a higher to a lower place.

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

Where “send down” sits in English frequency

send 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for send down is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for send down in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is send down, spelled S-E-N-D- -D-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    To cause something or someone to pass from a higher to a lower place.
  2. 2
    To bowl.
  3. 3
    To commit (someone) to a prison term.
  4. 4
    To demote a player within the levels of professional baseball.
  5. 5
    To suspend or expel (an undergraduate) from university.

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 "send down"?
"send down" is spelled S-E-N-D- -D-O-W-N.
What does "send down" mean?
As a verb, "send down" means: To cause something or someone to pass from a higher to a lower place.
What language does "send down" come from?
"send down" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “send down”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-N-D- -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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list