Which to use
“ke” is a verb and “keck” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,973
- “ke” frequency rank
- #33,143
- “keck” frequency rank
- 54116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ke | keck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zum Verb kam | auf eine angenehme, ansprechende Art und Weise frech, respektlos oder vorlaut |
Letter map: ke vs keck
Shared letters muted; letters that set ke and keck apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ke runs 2 letters (CV) against keck's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: ke vs keck
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ke is averb and keckanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ke” sits inside “keck”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ke is recorded at frequency rank #20,973, classified as averb, pronounced […]. keck is at rank #33,143, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɛk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54116, this pair ranks #1,031,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ke vs keck
Shared letters: ek. Private to "ke": -. Private to "keck": c.
"ke" · 2 letters · shape CV · "keck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- keck ← ekck · kcek · kecck · keckk · kekc · kkeck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ke" for "keck" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ke" or "keck" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "ke" and "keck". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "keck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,031,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ke" and "keck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "keck vs kickt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,031,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.