# keep vs Keim

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### keep
*noun · IPA [kiːp] · frequency rank #17,630*
Wehrturm, Burgturm, Bergfried

### Keim
*noun · IPA [kaɪ̯m] · frequency rank #19,273*
Anfang, Beginn, erstes Anzeichen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/keep-vs-keim