king of beasts
/ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/
"king-of-beasts" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“king of beasts” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The lion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-king-of-beasts · king of beasts · English
king of beasts · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | king of beasts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “king of beasts” in English
Rare enough to double-check
king of beasts is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The lion.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for king of beasts, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English king of bestes. The correct English form is king of beasts, spelled K-I-N-G- -O-F- -B-E-A-S-T-S.
Definition
- 1The lion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how king of beasts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Who shot the lions?” Fred asked. / “Yours truly,” answered Terry. “I shot them with my little gun. I wouldn’t tell a lie for a dozen lions.” Nearly every one in the command laughed heartily, and gathered around to see the big game. The scouts told how Terry had brought the two kings of beasts down, each at a single shot.
Etymology
From Middle English king of bestes.
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.