English pronunciation
How to pronounce “killer”
Phonetic spelling
KIL-er
IPA /ˈkɪɫɝ/
Syllable stress
KIL·er
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “killer”?
k i l l e r
“killer” is spelled K-I-L-L-E-R. It is pronounced KIL-er, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The police arrested the killer after a long investigation.
That horror movie was about a masked killer.