keck
/kɛk/verb, noun
keck is spelled K-E-C-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, keck means “To heave or retch as if to vomit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in keck?
| Letters | 4: K-E-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keck?
Keck appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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).
How do you pronounce keck?
- /kɛk/
Keck has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-keck.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keck
- kecks present, singular, he/she/it
- kecking participle, present
- kecked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To heave or retch as if to vomit.
noun
- 1
The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).
- 2
animal dung
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keck come from?
Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).