# ker vs keto

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ker
*noun · frequency rank #38,929*
A chief of the Luo people.

### keto
*noun · IPA /ˈkitoʊ/ · frequency rank #28,275*
The carbonyl group of a ketone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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