# kill vs killer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### killer
*noun · IPA /ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,176*
One who or that which kills.

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