RDM
"rdm" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“RDM” is uncommon English (frequency #79,906 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,906
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rdm · RDM · English
RDM · rank #79,906 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,906
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH Rawdon
Nearest frequency peer: Rawdon (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “RDM”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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20,103 corpus weight
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20,100 corpus weight
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20,098 corpus weight
- Rawdon
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20,097 corpus weight
- RDM
RDM
20,095 corpus weight
- Rega
Rega
20,088 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “RDM” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | RDM |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #79,906 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “RDM” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
RDM is uncommon English at frequency #79,906 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for RDM, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Initialism of random deathmatch. The correct English form is RDM, spelled R-D-M.
Definition
- 1To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how RDM appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Do not RDM in the lobby.
Most servers have limitations on what’s acceptable for wardens and guards to do, but that’s mostly to prevent RDMing
Etymology
Initialism of random deathmatch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.