keck
[kɛk]
The verdict
“keck” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,143
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf eine angenehme, ansprechende Art und Weise frech, respektlos oder vorlaut
Corpus desk
Index DE-keck · keck · German
keck · rank #33,143 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,143
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kaviar
Nearest frequency peer: Kaviar (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “keck”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- karla
karla
66,861 corpus weight
- Katastrophe…
Katastrophenschutz
66,860 corpus weight
- Kaviar
Kaviar
66,859 corpus weight
- keck
keck
66,858 corpus weight
- Keimen
Keimen
66,857 corpus weight
- kelvin
kelvin
66,856 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “keck” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keck |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɛk] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #33,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “keck” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around keck (IPA [kɛk]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,143 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf eine angenehme, ansprechende Art und Weise frech, respektlos oder vorlaut".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for keck, with forms such as "ekck", "kcek", and "kecck". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "key", "Ken", "KSK", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is keck, spelled K-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1auf eine angenehme, ansprechende Art und Weise frech, respektlos oder vorlaut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how keck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie hatte schon immer so einen kecken Blick.
„Verzeiht, Majestät, wenn ich hier so keck in euer Gemach eindringe, doch mein Anliegen pressiert.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekck
- kcek
- kecck
- keckk
- kekc
- kkeck
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of keck - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keck", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "keck". Here's where to go from here.
- "keck" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "key". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #33,143 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.