Which to use
“kee” and “keeps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,855
- “kee” frequency rank
- #2,161
- “keeps” frequency rank
- 29016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kee | keeps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of kye (“cow”). | plural of keep |
Where the eye mixes kee and keeps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: kee vs keeps
A purely visual mix-up. kee (/kiː/) and keeps (/kiːps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kee” sits inside “keeps”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kee is recorded at frequency rank #26,855, classified as anoun, pronounced /kiː/. keeps is at rank #2,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kiːps/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29016, this pair ranks #366,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kee vs keeps
Shared letters: ek. Private to "kee": -. Private to "keeps": ps.
"kee" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "keeps" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- keeps ← ekeps · keepps · keepss · keesp · kepes · keps · kkeeps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kee" for "keeps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kee" vs "keeps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kee" and "keeps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "keeps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kee" and "keeps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kee vs Kop". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #366,451 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.