# keto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkitoʊ/ · frequency rank #28,275

## Definitions
1. The carbonyl group of a ketone.
2. Ellipsis of keto diet, abbreviation of ketogenic diet.

## Easily confused with
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-ko)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kt)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-key)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kit)
- **Kev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kev)
- **kew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kew)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-koo)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kmt)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kuo)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kno)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-keys)
- **kits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kits)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kite)
- **kilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kilo)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-koko)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kita)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kota)
- **kino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kino)
- **Kiko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kiko)
- **kobo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keto-vs-kobo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ekto`, `keot`, `ketto`, `kketo`, `kteo`

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