despawn
/diːˈspɔːn/verb
despawn is spelled D-E-S-P-A-W-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, despawn means “To be instantaneously destroyed or removed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in despawn?
| Letters | 7: D-E-S-P-A-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 despawn?
Despawn appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 despawn?
- /diːˈspɔːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-despawn.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of despawn
- despawns present, singular, he/she/it
- despawning participle, present
- despawned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does despawn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
A mob will immediately despawn if ever there is no player within 128 blocks of it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does despawn come from?
From de- + spawn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).