# homicide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/ · frequency rank #9,616

## Definitions
1. The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
2. A person who kills another.
3. A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
4. The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.

## Etymology
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).

## Easily confused with
- **homicidal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homicidal-vs-homicide)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhomicide`, `hmoicide`, `hoimcide`, `homciide`, `homiccide`, `homicdie`, `homicidde`, `homicied`, `homiicde`, `hommicide`, `ohmicide`

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