Voldemort
/ˈvoʊldəˌmɔɹ(t)/noun, verb
Voldemort is spelled V-O-L-D-E-M-O-R-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Voldemort means “An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Voldemort is Voldemorts.
How many letters and syllables are in Voldemort?
| Letters | 9: V-O-L-D-E-M-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Voldemort?
Voldemort appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 Voldemort?
- UK /ˈvəʊldəˌmɔː(t)/
- US /ˈvoʊldəˌmɔɹ(t)/
Voldemort has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Voldemort
- Voldemorts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- Voldemorting participle, present
- Voldemorted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Voldemort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.
verb
- 1
To avoid naming someone or something directly; to use circumlocution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Voldemort come from?
After the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, coined by author J. K. Rowling as a compound of French vol de mort (“a flight or theft from death”). Voldemort's birth name is Tom Marvolo Riddle; an anagram of it is "I am Lord Voldemort". The verb sense comes from the fact that in the story, many characters refuse to call Voldemort by his proper name, calling him euphemisms such as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "You-Know-Who", because Voldemort puts a spell on his own name that alerts him when others speak it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).