takedown

Name: takedown, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“takedown” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,045
frequency rank, English: 27,828
“T” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.

Key facts for takedown
Property	Value
Headword	takedown
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#28,045
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “takedown” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). takedown lands here:

#28,045

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around takedown, anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,045 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for takedown, with forms such as "atkedown", "taekdown", and "takdeown". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from take down. The correct English form is takedown, spelled T-A-K-E-D-O-W-N.

Definition

1
A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
2
A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
3
Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.

Etymology

Deverbal from take down.

This word in other languages

derribe(Español)Verhaftung(Deutsch)queda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

atkedown
taekdown
takdeown
takeddown
takedonw
takedownn
takedowwn
takedwon
takeodwn
takkedown
tkaedown
ttakedown

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of takedown - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "takedown"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "takedown"?

"takedown" is spelled T-A-K-E-D-O-W-N.

What does "takedown" mean?

As a noun, "takedown" means: A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.

What are common misspellings of "takedown"?

Common misspellings include "atkedown", "taekdown", "takdeown", "takeddown", "takedonw". The correct spelling is "takedown".

What is the origin of the word "takedown"?

Deverbal from take down. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “takedown”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is T-A-K-E-D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.