keepsake
/ˈkiːp.seɪk/noun
keepsake is spelled K-E-E-P-S-A-K-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keepsake means “An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keepsake is keepsakes.
How many letters and syllables are in keepsake?
| Letters | 8: K-E-E-P-S-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keepsake?
Keepsake appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 keepsake?
- /ˈkiːp.seɪk/
Keepsake has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-keepsake.ogg, En-au-keepsake.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keepsake
- keepsakes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keepsake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
- 2
Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keepsake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense object retained in memory of something or someone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souvenir |
| German | Andenken, Erinnerung, Liebgewonnenes, Erinnerungsstück |
| Portuguese | recordação |
| Spanish | recuerdo |
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 keepsake come from?
From keep + sake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).