Judas kiss
"judas-kiss" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Judas kiss” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any act of treachery under the guise of kindness.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Judas kiss |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Judas kiss” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Judas kiss is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any act of treachery under the guise of kindness.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Judas kiss in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: In reference to Judas' means of pointing out Jesus to the authorities in the synoptics (e.g. Matthew xxvi. 48-49). The correct English form is Judas kiss, spelled J-U-D-A-S- -K-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1Any act of treachery under the guise of kindness.
Etymology
In reference to Judas' means of pointing out Jesus to the authorities in the synoptics (e.g. Matthew xxvi. 48-49).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Judas kiss”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-U-D-A-S- -K-I-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.