keeper
/ˈkiːpə/
"keeper" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“keeper” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,929 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,929
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who keeps (retains) something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keeper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkiːpə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “keeper” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for keeper is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkiːpə/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,929 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for keeper, with forms such as "ekeper", "keeepr", and "keeperr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "keeps", "Keller", "Kiefer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er. The correct English form is keeper, spelled K-E-E-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who keeps (retains) something.
- 2One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
- 3A fruit or vegetable that keeps (remains good) for some time without spoiling.
- 4A person or thing worth keeping.
- 5A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- 6The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket; a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.
- 7At Eton College, a student who is the captain of a sport or an activity such as drama.
- 8A 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.
- 9A thin, flexible tress or tongue of material (e.g. leather) at the end of a crop opposite the handle, which is broad enough to prevent the horse's skin from being marked as it might be by a whip.
- 10An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
- 11Synonym of armature (“piece of metal connecting the poles of a magnet to preserve its strength by forming a circuit”).
Etymology
From Middle English kepere. By surface analysis, keep + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ekeper,keeepr,keeperr,keepper,keepre,kepeer,keper,kkeeper
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of keeper - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "keeper"?
What does "keeper" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "keeper"?
How do you pronounce "keeper"?
What is the origin of the word "keeper"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “keeper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-E-E-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkiːpə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “keeps” - see the side-by-side comparison. keeper vs keeps
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.