shootdown
noun
shootdown is spelled S-H-O-O-T-D-O-W-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shootdown means “The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shootdown is shootdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in shootdown?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-O-T-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is shootdown?
Shootdown appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 shootdown?
Shootdown 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).
Forms of shootdown
- shootdowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shootdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shootdown in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shooting down of an aircraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abschießen, Abschuss |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shootdown come from?
Deverbal from shoot down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).