ket

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“ket” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ketin

Corpus desk

Index DE-ket · ket · German

ket · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ket
PropertyValue
Headwordket
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ket“ im Deutschen

ketschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ket is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ketin".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ket, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ket, spelled K-E-T.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ketin

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ket"?
"ket" is spelled K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ket" mean?
As a verb, "ket" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ketin
How do you pronounce "ket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ket" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ket" come from?
"ket" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list