kisser

Name: kisser, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈkɪsɚ/

//ˈkɪsɚ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“kisser” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,721
frequency rank, English: 1,236
“K” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-kisser · kisser · English

kisser · rank #41,721 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,721
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,236
PHOTO-FINISH Kik

Nearest frequency peer: Kik (-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.

Kenton

58,285
Khamenei

58,284
Kik

58,281
kisser

58,280
Kyushu

58,277
labia

58,276

What this shows “kisser” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kisser vs kisses

83% similar

kisser vs kosher

67% similar

kisser vs kiss

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kisser
Property	Value
Headword	kisser
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈkɪsɚ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#41,721
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “kisser”

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

#41,721

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Kik” (#41,720), “Kyushu” (#41,724), “Khamenei” (#41,717). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kisser” is #41,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around kisser (IPA /ˈkɪsɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,721 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for kisser, with forms such as "iksser", "kiser", and "kisesr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "kisses", "kosher", "kiss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Agent noun of kiss: from kiss + -er. The correct English form is kisser, spelled K-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

1
One who kisses.
2
The mouth.
3
The face.
4
The kissing gourami.
5
A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kisser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

She's a great kisser!
I went to bed that night totally and completely in love with my Mary. What a kisser. She dropped me the next day.

Etymology

Agent noun of kiss: from kiss + -er.

This word in other languages

embrasseur(Français)Küsser(Deutsch)beijoqueiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iksser
kiser
kisesr
kisserr
kissre
kkisser
ksiser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kisser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "kisser"

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 "kisser"?

"kisser" is spelled K-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɪsɚ/.

What does "kisser" mean?

As a noun, "kisser" means: One who kisses.

What words are commonly confused with "kisser"?

"kisser" is commonly confused with "kisses", "kosher", "kiss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kisser"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kisser" is /ˈkɪsɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "kisser"?

Agent noun of kiss: from kiss + -er. 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 "kisser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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