permadeath
/ˈpɝmədɛθ/noun
permadeath is spelled P-E-R-M-A-D-E-A-T-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, permadeath means “Permanent death, where the player cannot continue but is obliged to restart the game from the beginning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of permadeath is permadeaths.
How many letters and syllables are in permadeath?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-M-A-D-E-A-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 permadeath?
Permadeath appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 permadeath?
- US /ˈpɝmədɛθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-permadeath.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of permadeath
- permadeaths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permadeath mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangPermanent death, where the player cannot continue but is obliged to restart the game from the beginning.
- 2
slangLikewise, any situation where a player character or characters who die are lost permanently but do not trigger a game over, allowing the player to proceed without the character(s). Particularly applies if said deaths are avoidable (not forced by the plot) and occur only as a result of player blunder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does permadeath come from?
From perma- + death.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).