killy

adj

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"killy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“killy” is uncommon English (frequency #92,771 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,771
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Involving killing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-killy · killy · English

killy · rank #92,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,771
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH kingslayer

Nearest frequency peer: kingslayer (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “killy”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “killy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for killy
PropertyValue
Headwordkilly
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “killy” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).killyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “kingslayer” (#92,772), “Khalili” (#92,769), “Knecht” (#92,776). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “killy” is #92,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

killy is uncommon English at frequency #92,771 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Involving killing.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for killy in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From kill + -y. The correct English form is killy, spelled K-I-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Involving killing.

Etymology

From kill + -y.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "killy"?
"killy" is spelled K-I-L-L-Y.
What does "killy" mean?
As an adjective, "killy" means: Involving killing.
What is the origin of the word "killy"?
From kill + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "killy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kelce#92,765Kedar#92,763kasha#92,758Kadar#92,755

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list