# kept

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɛpt/ · frequency rank #1,086

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of keep

## Etymology
From Middle English kept, kepte, from Old English cēpte; see -t.

## Easily confused with
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kt)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kp)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-key)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kit)
- **Kev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kev)
- **kew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kew)
- **kip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kip)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kmt)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-ker)
- **kph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kph)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kop)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-keys)
- **Kurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kurt)
- **knot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-knot)
- **knit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-knit)
- **Kerr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kerr)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kern)
- **keto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-keto)
- **kilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kilt)
- **Kitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kept-vs-kitt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ekpt`, `keppt`, `keptt`, `ketp`, `kkept`, `kpet`

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