killdeer
/ˈkɪldɪɹ/noun
killdeer is spelled K-I-L-L-D-E-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, killdeer means “A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of killdeer is killdeers.
How many letters and syllables are in killdeer?
| Letters | 8: K-I-L-L-D-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is killdeer?
Killdeer appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce killdeer?
- US /ˈkɪldɪɹ/
- UK /ˈkɪldɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of killdeer
- killdeers plural
- kildeer
- killdee
- kill-deer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does killdeer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Killdeer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plover:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pluvier kildir |
| German | Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer |
| Portuguese | borrelho-de-dupla-coleira |
| Spanish | chorlo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does killdeer come from?
Imitative of the bird's call.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).