kill time
"kill-time" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kill time” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kill time |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kill time” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for kill time is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.".
No misspelling variants are generated for kill time in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is kill time, spelled K-I-L-L- -T-I-M-E.
Definition
- 1To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.
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 “kill time”
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- The one correct English spelling is K-I-L-L- -T-I-M-E - 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.