keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

//ˈkiːpɪŋ// noun

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"keeping" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“keeping” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,529
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conformity or harmony.

Corpus desk

Index EN-keeping · keeping · English

keeping · rank #1,529 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,529
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH investment

Nearest frequency peer: investment (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “keeping”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “keeping” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

keeping vs kneeling
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for keeping
PropertyValue
Headwordkeeping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkiːpɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,529
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “keeping”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).keepinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “investment” (#1,528), “lie” (#1,530), “ideas” (#1,527). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “keeping” is #1,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around keeping (IPA /ˈkiːpɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,529 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for keeping, with forms such as "ekeping", "keeipng", and "keepign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "kneeling", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is keeping, spelled K-E-E-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conformity or harmony.
  2. 2
    Charge or care.
  3. 3
    Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how keeping appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
  2. The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekeping
  • keeipng
  • keepign
  • keepingg
  • keepinng
  • keepnig
  • keepping
  • kepeing
  • keping
  • kkeeping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of keeping - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ekeping2keeipng2keepign2keepingg1keepinng1keepnig2keepping1kepeing2
Edit distance from "keeping"

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 "keeping"?
"keeping" is spelled K-E-E-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkiːpɪŋ/.
What does "keeping" mean?
As a noun, "keeping" means: Conformity or harmony.
What words are commonly confused with "keeping"?
"keeping" is commonly confused with "kneeling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "keeping"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keeping" is /ˈkiːpɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "keeping" come from?
"keeping" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keeping", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partner#1,532sources#1,539appears#1,518animals#1,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

airport10 variantswearing10 variantsbecomes10 variantsspecies10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list