# Keats vs Keyes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Keats
*name · IPA /ˈkiːts/ · frequency rank #30,853*
A surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.

### Keyes
*name · IPA /kiːz/ · frequency rank #30,113*
A surname.

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