killen

[ˈkɪlən]

/[ˈkɪlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“killen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,268. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,268
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - töten

Corpus desk

Index DE-killen · killen · German

killen · rank #35,268 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,268
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kimi

Nearest frequency peer: kimi (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „killen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „killen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

killen vs killt
67% similar
killen vs Kölle
50% similar
killen vs Kissen
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for killen
PropertyValue
Headwordkillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkɪlən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,268
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „killen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).killenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kimi“ (#35,269), „Keltischen“ (#35,266), „Kindergeburtstag“ (#35,270). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „killen“ bei #35,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around killen (IPA [ˈkɪlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,268 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "töten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for killen, with forms such as "ikllen", "kileln", and "kilen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "killt", "Kölle", "Kissen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is killen, spelled K-I-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    töten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how killen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich könnte ihn killen!

Synonyms

auslöschenausschaltenerledigenliquidierenermordentötenumbringenumlegen

This word in other languages

kill(English)tuer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikllen
  • kileln
  • kilen
  • killenn
  • killne
  • kkillen
  • klilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of killen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ikllen2kileln2kilen1killenn1killne2kkillen1klilen2
Edit distance from "killen"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "killen"?
"killen" is spelled K-I-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪlən].
What does "killen" mean?
As a verb, "killen" means: töten
What words are commonly confused with "killen"?
"killen" is commonly confused with "killt", "Kölle", "Kissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "killen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "killen" is [ˈkɪlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "killen" come from?
"killen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "killen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaktus#35,262humane#35,241Hellas#35,228Mangas#35,314

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

intus7 variantsLaken7 variantsHocke7 variantsHindu7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list