# Voldemort

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvəʊldəˌmɔː(t)/ · frequency rank #28,786

## Definitions
1. An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.

## Etymology
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". Also, Voldemort puts a spell on his own name that alerts him when others speak it.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ovldemort`, `vlodemort`, `vodlemort`, `volddemort`, `voldemmort`, `voldemorrt`, `voldemortt`, `voldemotr`, `voldemrot`, `voldeomrt`, `voldmeort`, `voledmort`, `volldemort`, `vvoldemort`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/voldemort