kicker

\ki.kœʁ\

/\ki.kœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“kicker” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,753
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Baby-foot, football de table.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kicker · kicker · French

kicker · rank #49,753 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,753
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kgs

Nearest frequency peer: kgs (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « kicker »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « kicker » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

kicker vs killer
67% similar
kicker vs kiffer
67% similar
kicker vs kick
67% similar

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

Key facts for kicker
PropertyValue
Headwordkicker
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ki.kœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,753
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kicker »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kickerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kgs » (#49,752), « kidnappée » (#49,754), « Kehl » (#49,751). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kicker » est au #49,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around kicker (IPA \ki.kœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,753 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kicker, with forms such as "ikcker", "kciker", and "kiccker". 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, "killer", "kiffer", "kick", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kicker, spelled K-I-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Baby-foot, football de table.
  2. 2
    Carte de départage, carte la plus haute ne contribuant pas à la formation d’une main de poker mais qui fait la différence entre deux mains de niveau équivalent. Par exemple, la cinquième carte d’un carré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À la table près de la fenêtre, après avoir rassuré Daphné sur la santé de Jean-Louis Moreau, Dédé demanda à Julien s’il était partant pour une nouvelle partie de kicker.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikcker
  • kciker
  • kiccker
  • kicekr
  • kickerr
  • kickker
  • kickre
  • kikcer
  • kkicker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kicker - 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.

ikcker2kciker2kiccker1kicekr2kickerr1kickker1kickre2kikcer2
Edit distance from "kicker"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kicker"?
"kicker" is spelled K-I-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ki.kœʁ\.
What does "kicker" mean?
As a noun, "kicker" means: Baby-foot, football de table.
What words are commonly confused with "kicker"?
"kicker" is commonly confused with "killer", "kiffer", "kick". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kicker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kicker" is \ki.kœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kicker" come from?
"kicker" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list