Which to use
“keep” and “Kegel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,630
- “keep” frequency rank
- #18,597
- “Kegel” frequency rank
- 36227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | keep | Kegel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wehrturm, Burgturm, Bergfried | Körper mit Kreisscheibe als Basis, in einer Spitze auslaufend |
Where the eye mixes keep and Kegel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses keep with Kegel
A purely visual mix-up. keep ([kiːp]) and Kegel ([ˈkeːɡl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
keep is recorded at frequency rank #17,630, classified as anoun, pronounced [kiːp]. Kegel is at rank #18,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeːɡl̩].
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 36227, this pair ranks #1,620,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of keep vs Kegel
Shared letters: ek. Private to "keep": p. Private to "Kegel": gl.
"keep" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Kegel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "keep" for "Kegel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "keep" or "Kegel"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "keep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kegel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,620,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "keep" and "Kegel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kegel vs kegeln". 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 #1,620,909 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.