# Armageddon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ · frequency rank #24,983

## Definitions
1. Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.
2. The battle itself.
3. Any end of the world, especially by way of a cataclysmic battle or something analogous to one.

## Etymology
From Middle English Hermagedon, from Old English Ermagedon, from Latin Hermagedon, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn), used in Revelation 16:16, referring to Mount Megiddo, the place of the last battle at the Last Judgment; from Hebrew הר מגידו / הַר מְגִדּוֹ (har megiddo).

## Common misspellings (13)
`amrageddon`, `aramgeddon`, `armaegddon`, `armagdedon`, `armageddno`, `armageddonn`, `armagedodn`, `armagedon`, `armaggeddon`, `armgaeddon`, `armmageddon`, `arrmageddon`, `ramageddon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/armageddon