# krill

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɪl/ · frequency rank #45,475

## Definitions
1. Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.
2. Crack cocaine.

## Etymology
From Norwegian kril (“fry of fish”).

## Easily confused with
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krill-vs-kris)
- **Kroll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krill-vs-kroll)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kill-vs-krill)
- **kilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kilo-vs-krill)
- **kiln** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiln-vs-krill)
- **kilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kilt-vs-krill)
- **Kiel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiel-vs-krill)
- **kell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-krill)
- **kills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kills-vs-krill)
- **knoll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knoll-vs-krill)
- **knell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knell-vs-krill)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kirll`, `kkrill`, `kril`, `krlil`, `krrill`, `rkill`

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