death blow
"death-blow" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“death blow” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of deathblow.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | death blow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “death blow” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
death blow is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of deathblow.".
No misspelling variants are generated for death blow in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is death blow, spelled D-E-A-T-H- -B-L-O-W.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of deathblow.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "death blow"?
What does "death blow" mean?
What language does "death blow" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “death blow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-A-T-H- -B-L-O-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.