throwdown
noun
throwdown is spelled T-H-R-O-W-D-O-W-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, throwdown means “A fall, indicating defeat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of throwdown is throwdowns.
How many letters and syllables are in throwdown?
| Letters | 9: T-H-R-O-W-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is throwdown?
Throwdown appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 throwdown?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-throwdown.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with throwdown
Also written: throw-down (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with throwdown?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as throwdown.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: downthrow.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of throwdown
- throwdowns plural
- throw-down
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does throwdown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA fall, indicating defeat.
- 2
rareslangA weapon planted at a crime scene in order to mislead investigation, especially in situations where deadly force would only have been justified if the victim were armed. Also an untraceable weapon kept in readiness for such use.
- 3
slangA slam dunk.
- 4
slangA fight or brawl; or, a challenge or incitement to fight.
- 5
slangA performance by a rapper or DJ that is intended to be particularly hardcore or intense.
a hip-hop throwdown
- 6
slangA type of hardcore dance in which a person violently clears a space for himself and appears to be ready to fight those around him, while making violent and erratic movements with his body.
- 7
AustraliainformalA 250 ml bottle of beer.
- 8
AustraliaA type of small firework that explodes with a loud noise when thrown violently onto the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does throwdown come from?
Deverbal from throw down. Fight and music senses from earlier idiom throw down the gauntlet (“issue a challenge”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).