abaddon
obsolete
abaddon is spelled A-B-A-D-D-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abaddon means “An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abaddon is abaddons.
How many letters and syllables are in abaddon?
| Letters | 7: A-B-A-D-D-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is abaddon?
Abaddon appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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).
What does abaddon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritisharchaicslangAn informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abaddon come from?
UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון (ābaddōn, “destruction, abyss”), from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).