# keep vs Kies

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kies
*noun · IPA [kiːs] · frequency rank #18,946*
lose Gesteinsstücke in einer Korngröße von etwa 3 mm bis 30 mm

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