# kingfisher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ · frequency rank #34,148

## Definitions
1. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
2. Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

## Etymology
Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ikngfisher`, `kignfisher`, `kinfgisher`, `kingffisher`, `kingfihser`, `kingfisehr`, `kingfisherr`, `kingfishher`, `kingfishre`, `kingfissher`, `kingfsiher`, `kinggfisher`, `kingifsher`, `kinngfisher`, `kkingfisher`, `knigfisher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kingfisher