keep a low profile
"keep-a-low-profile" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“keep a low profile” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be discreet and quiet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-keep-a-low-profile · keep a low profile · English
keep a low profile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keep a low profile |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “keep a low profile” in English
Rare enough to double-check
keep a low profile is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To be discreet and quiet.".
No misspelling variants are generated for keep a low profile in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is keep a low profile, spelled K-E-E-P- -A- -L-O-W- -P-R-O-F-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1To be discreet and quiet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how keep a low profile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He kept a low profile during the carnival.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.