# kill vs king

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### king
*noun · IPA /ˈkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #697*
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.

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