serial killer
\se.ʁjal ki.lœʁ\
The verdict
“serial killer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meurtrier effectuant des meurtres successifs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serial killer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \se.ʁjal ki.lœʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “serial killer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
serial killer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.ʁjal ki.lœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meurtrier effectuant des meurtres successifs.".
No misspelling variants are generated for serial killer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is serial killer, spelled S-E-R-I-A-L- -K-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Meurtrier effectuant des meurtres successifs.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “serial killer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-I-A-L- -K-I-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \se.ʁjal ki.lœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.