set down
"set-down" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“set 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To write.
Corpus desk
Index EN-set-down · set down · English
set down · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | set down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “set down” in English
Rare enough to double-check
set down is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for set down, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is set down, spelled S-E-T- -D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1To write.
- 2To fix; to establish; to ordain.
- 3To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.
- 4To land.
- 5To humiliate.
- 6To regard (someone) in a particular way; to put down as.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how set down appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience.
Some rules were to be set down for the government of the army.
Synonyms
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.