sundown
/ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/noun, verb
sundown is spelled S-U-N-D-O-W-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sundown means “Sunset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sundown is sundowns.
How many letters and syllables are in sundown?
| Letters | 7: S-U-N-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 sundown?
Sundown appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 sundown?
- /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
Sundown 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sundown.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sundown
- sundowns plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sundowning participle, present
- sundowned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sundown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USSunset.
We’ll meet by the pier at sundown.
- 2
A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.
verb
- 1
To experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at the approach of nightfall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sundown come from?
From sun + down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).