Southdown
noun
Southdown is spelled S-O-U-T-H-D-O-W-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Southdown means “One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Southdown is Southdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in Southdown?
| Letters | 9: S-O-U-T-H-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 Southdown?
Southdown appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 Southdown?
Southdown 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 Southdown
- Southdowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Southdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of a particular English breed of small sheep with short wool and no horns.
I saw a Southdown or two among the others in the flock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Southdown come from?
From South Downs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).