keeper
keep·er/ˈkiː.pɚ/noun
keeper is spelled K-E-E-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (keep·er). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keeper means “One who keeps (retains) something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keeper is keepers or 'keepers.
How many letters and syllables are in keeper?
| Letters | 6: K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: keep·er |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 keeper?
Keeper appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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 keeper?
- UK /ˈkiː.pə/
- /ˈkiː.pɐ/
- US /ˈkiː.pɚ/
Keeper has 2 syllables, split keep·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-keeper.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with keeper?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as keeper from its last stressed vowel (/ipəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: peeker.
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 keeper
- keepers plural
- 'keepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who keeps (retains) something.
Finders keepers; losers weepers.
- 2
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
- 3
A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
- 4
informalA person or thing worth keeping.
- 5
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- 6
The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
- 7
At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
- 8
A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gardien, gardienne , perle , conservateur, conservatrice |
| German | Hüter , Wächter |
| Spanish | guardián, guardiana , joya, alhaja, tesoro, perla |
| Portuguese | guardião, guardiã |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does keeper come from?
From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).