perdition
per·di·tion/pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/noun
perdition is spelled P-E-R-D-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (per·di·tion). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perdition means “Eternal damnation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perdition is perditions.
How many letters and syllables are in perdition?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-D-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: per·di·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 perdition?
Perdition appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 perdition?
- /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/
Perdition has 3 syllables, split per·di·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-perdition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perdition
- perditions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perdition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Eternal damnation.
- 2
Hell.
- 3
Absolute ruin; downfall.
Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perdition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ewige Verdammnis , Hölle |
| Portuguese | perdição , inferno |
| Spanish | perdición , infierno |
| French | enfer |
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 perdition come from?
From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).