kille

[ˈkɪlə]

/[ˈkɪlə]/ verb

The verdict

“kille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kille · kille · German

kille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for kille
PropertyValue
Headwordkille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɪlə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kille“ im Deutschen

killeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɪlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kille, spelled K-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kille"?
"kille" is spelled K-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪlə].
What does "kille" mean?
As a verb, "kille" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen
How do you pronounce "kille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kille" is [ˈkɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kille" come from?
"kille" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list