# keyed vs Keyes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### keyed
*verb · IPA /kiːd/ · frequency rank #33,301*
simple past and past participle of key

### 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/keyed-vs-keyes