keb
verb, noun
keb is spelled K-E-B: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, keb means “Of a ewe, to abort a lamb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in keb?
| Letters | 3: K-E-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is keb?
Keb appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with keb?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as keb.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bek.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of keb
- kebs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- kebbing participle, present
- kebbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Of a ewe, to abort a lamb.
noun
- 1
A still-born lamb.
- 2
Long handled rake used to clear weirs on the UK canal network.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keb come from?
Of unknown origin but possibly of North Germanic origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).