megadeath
mega·death/ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/noun
megadeath is spelled M-E-G-A-D-E-A-T-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables (mega·death). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megadeath means “One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megadeath is megadeaths.
How many letters and syllables are in megadeath?
| Letters | 9: M-E-G-A-D-E-A-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mega·death |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 megadeath?
Megadeath appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 megadeath?
- UK /ˈmɛɡədɛθ/
- US /ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/
Megadeath has 2 syllables, split mega·death in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-megadeath.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of megadeath
- megadeaths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megadeath mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.
- 2
The deaths of a very large number of people; a massacre, a slaughter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megadeath in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Megatote |
| Portuguese | megamorte |
| Spanish | megamuerte |
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 megadeath come from?
From mega- (prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’) + death.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).