kingslayer

noun

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"kingslayer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kingslayer” is uncommon English (frequency #92,772 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,772
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who kills a king.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kingslayer · kingslayer · English

kingslayer · rank #92,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,772
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH killy

Nearest frequency peer: killy (-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 “kingslayer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kingslayer
PropertyValue
Headwordkingslayer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “kingslayer” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).kingslayerfalls 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: “killy” (#92,771), “Khalili” (#92,769), “Knecht” (#92,776). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kingslayer” is #92,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kingslayer is uncommon English at frequency #92,772 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who kills a king.".

kingslayer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From king + slayer. The correct English form is kingslayer, spelled K-I-N-G-S-L-A-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who kills a king.

Etymology

From king + slayer.

Synonyms

regicide

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 "kingslayer"?
"kingslayer" is spelled K-I-N-G-S-L-A-Y-E-R.
What does "kingslayer" mean?
As a noun, "kingslayer" means: One who kills a king.
What is the origin of the word "kingslayer"?
From king + slayer. 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 "kingslayer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lampooning#92,792literalism#92,809insularity#92,730lugubrious#92,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list