# killer vs kills

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### kills
*noun · IPA /kɪlz/ · frequency rank #4,028*
plural of kill

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