touchdown

/ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/

//ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn// noun

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"touchdown" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“touchdown” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,626
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.

Key facts for touchdown
PropertyValue
Headwordtouchdown
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,626
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “touchdown” 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). touchdown lands here:

#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 14 spelling variants around touchdown (IPA /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,626 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for touchdown, with forms such as "otuchdown", "tocuhdown", and "toucchdown". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From touch + down. The correct English form is touchdown, spelled T-O-U-C-H-D-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
  2. 2
    A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.
  3. 3
    A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).
  4. 4
    The moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes first or final contact with the ground during a landing.
  5. 5
    The moment of contact of a tornado with the ground.

Etymology

From touch + down.

This word in other languages

touchdown(Español)touchdown(Français)Touchdown(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otuchdown
  • tocuhdown
  • toucchdown
  • toucdhown
  • touchddown
  • touchdonw
  • touchdownn
  • touchdowwn
  • touchdwon
  • touchhdown
  • touchodwn
  • touhcdown
  • ttouchdown
  • tuochdown

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of touchdown - 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.

otuchdown2tocuhdown2toucchdown1toucdhown2touchddown1touchdonw2touchdownn1touchdowwn1
Edit distance from "touchdown"

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 "touchdown"?
"touchdown" is spelled T-O-U-C-H-D-O-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/.
What does "touchdown" mean?
As a noun, "touchdown" means: A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
What are common misspellings of "touchdown"?
Common misspellings include "otuchdown", "tocuhdown", "toucchdown", "toucdhown", "touchddown". The correct spelling is "touchdown".
How do you pronounce "touchdown"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "touchdown" is /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "touchdown"?
From touch + down. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “touchdown”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-O-U-C-H-D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list