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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kille

/kˈɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
kille
IPA
/kˈɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Kill. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Kille, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; compare the Old Norse name Kíli. * As a German surname, borrowed from German Kille, a variant of Kilian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Killes (plural)

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce kille?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪl/.
What does kille mean?
A surname.
Where does kille come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce kille

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