deathblow
/ˈdɛθbləʊ/noun
deathblow is spelled D-E-A-T-H-B-L-O-W: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deathblow means “A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deathblow is deathblows.
How many letters and syllables are in deathblow?
| Letters | 9: D-E-A-T-H-B-L-O-W |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 deathblow?
Deathblow appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 deathblow?
- UK /ˈdɛθbləʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-deathblow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deathblow
- deathblows plural
- death blow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deathblow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- 2
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deathblow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coup m fatal, coup de grâce |
| German | Todesstoß |
| Spanish | estocada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deathblow come from?
From death + blow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).