keeping
[…]
The verdict
“keeping” is uncommon German (frequency #84,173 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,173
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs keep
Corpus desk
Index DE-keeping · keeping · German
keeping · rank #84,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,173
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Katzenstreu
Nearest frequency peer: Katzenstreu (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „keeping“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kassensturz
Kassensturz
15,831 corpus weight
- Katalyse
Katalyse
15,830 corpus weight
- Katzenstreu
Katzenstreu
15,829 corpus weight
- keeping
keeping
15,828 corpus weight
- Keilriemen
Keilriemen
15,826 corpus weight
- Kernaufgaben
Kernaufgaben
15,825 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „keeping“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keeping |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „keeping“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
keeping is uncommon German at frequency #84,173 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs keep".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for keeping, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is keeping, spelled K-E-E-P-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs keep
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
How do you spell "keeping"?
What does "keeping" mean?
How do you pronounce "keeping"?
What language does "keeping" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keeping", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).