turn down
"turn-down" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“turn down” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To refuse, decline, or deny.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | turn down |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “turn down” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for turn down is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
turn down has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is turn down, spelled T-U-R-N- -D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1To refuse, decline, or deny.
- 2To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
- 3To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “turn down”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-U-R-N- -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.