Which to use
“ke” is a verb and “keys” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,973
- “ke” frequency rank
- #18,945
- “keys” frequency rank
- 39918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ke | keys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zum Verb kam | Plural des Substantivs key |
Letter map: ke vs keys
Shared letters muted; letters that set ke and keys apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: ke vs keys
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ke is averb and keysanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ke” sits inside “keys”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ke is recorded at frequency rank #20,973, classified as averb, pronounced […]. keys is at rank #18,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kiːz].
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 39918, this pair ranks #1,523,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ke vs keys
Shared letters: ek. Private to "ke": -. Private to "keys": sy.
"ke" · 2 letters · shape CV · "keys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- keys ← ekys · kesy · keyss · keyys · kkeys · kyes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ke" and "keys" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ke" vs "keys" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "ke" and "keys". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "keys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,523,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ke" and "keys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ke vs puzzles". 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 #1,523,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.