# showdown

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,271

## Definitions
1. The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
2. The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

## Etymology
From show + down.

## Easily confused with
- **Snowdon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showdown-vs-snowdon)
- **shutdown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showdown-vs-shutdown)
- **slowdown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showdown-vs-slowdown)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsowdown`, `shhowdown`, `shodwown`, `showddown`, `showdonw`, `showdownn`, `showdowwn`, `showdwon`, `showodwn`, `showwdown`, `shwodown`, `sohwdown`, `sshowdown`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/showdown