turndown
/ˈtɝnˌdaʊn/noun, adjective
turndown is spelled T-U-R-N-D-O-W-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, turndown means “A downturn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turndown is turndowns.
How many letters and syllables are in turndown?
| Letters | 8: T-U-R-N-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 turndown?
Turndown appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 turndown?
- US /ˈtɝnˌdaʊn/
Turndown 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).
What rhymes with turndown?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as turndown (/ɜɹndaʊn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: downturn.
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 turndown
- turndowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turndown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A downturn.
- 2
A rejection.
- 3
The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates, etc., on the pillow.
- 4
A downward pointing extension to a vehicle muffler.
- 5
The operational range of a device.
adjective
- 1
Capable of being turned down, or decreased in intensity.
a turndown lamp
- 2
Made to wear with the upper part turned down.
a turndown collar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does turndown come from?
Deverbal from turn down.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).