killer

/ˈkɪləɹ/

//ˈkɪləɹ// adj

The verdict

“killer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,731
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muy difícil o demandante.

Corpus desk

Index ES-killer · killer · Spanish

killer · rank #32,731 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,731
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH justificadas

Nearest frequency peer: justificadas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “killer”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “killer” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

killer vs Kinder
50% similar
killer vs kill
67% similar
killer vs Keller
67% similar

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

Key facts for killer
PropertyValue
Headwordkiller
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkɪləɹ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,731
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “killer”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).killercae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “justificadas” (#32,730), “Kristina” (#32,732), “kurdos” (#32,733). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “killer” va en #32,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around killer (IPA /ˈkɪləɹ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,731 among 248 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for killer, with forms such as "ikller", "kilelr", and "kiler". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kinder", "kill", "Keller", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is killer, spelled K-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muy difícil o demandante.
  2. 2
    Severo, potente.
  3. 3
    Superior, muy efectivo, muy bueno.
  4. 4
    Asesino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikller
  • kilelr
  • kiler
  • killerr
  • killre
  • kkiller
  • kliler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of killer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ikller2kilelr2kiler1killerr1killre2kkiller1kliler2
Edit distance from "killer"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "killer"?
"killer" is spelled K-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɪləɹ/.
What does "killer" mean?
As an adjective, "killer" means: Muy difícil o demandante.
What words are commonly confused with "killer"?
"killer" is commonly confused with "Kinder", "kill", "Keller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "killer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "killer" is /ˈkɪləɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "killer" come from?
"killer" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "killer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list