keeled
/ˈkiːld/
"keeled" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“keeled” is uncommon English (frequency #52,430 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,430
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of keel
Corpus desk
Index EN-keeled · keeled · English
keeled · rank #52,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,430
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Kilbride
Nearest frequency peer: Kilbride (+3 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “keeled”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- journaling
journaling
47,577 corpus weight
- Kacey
Kacey
47,575 corpus weight
- keeled
keeled
47,571 corpus weight
- Kilbride
Kilbride
47,568 corpus weight
- Kinsella
Kinsella
47,567 corpus weight
- Kirill
Kirill
47,566 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “keeled” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keeled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈkiːld/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,430 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “keeled” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
keeled is uncommon English at frequency #52,430 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkiːld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of keel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for keeled, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is keeled, spelled K-E-E-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1simple past and past participle of keel
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.