# keepsake

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkiːp.seɪk/ · frequency rank #45,469

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From keep + sake.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ekepsake`, `keepaske`, `keeppsake`, `keepsaek`, `keepsakke`, `keepskae`, `keepssake`, `keespake`, `kepesake`, `kepsake`, `kkeepsake`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/keepsake