# kick vs kill

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kick
*verb · IPA /kɪk/ · frequency rank #1,950*
To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

### kill
*verb · IPA /kɪl/ · frequency rank #852*
To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

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