Ketu
"ketu" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ketu” is uncommon English (frequency #98,317 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,317
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The descending lunar node. In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a "shadow" planet, believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and also the whole creation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ketu · Ketu · English
Ketu · rank #98,317 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,317
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Keter
Nearest frequency peer: Keter (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ketu”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kentuckian
Kentuckian
1,687 corpus weight
- kerby
kerby
1,686 corpus weight
- Keter
Keter
1,685 corpus weight
- Ketu
Ketu
1,684 corpus weight
- Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
1,682 corpus weight
- khi
khi
1,680 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ketu” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ketu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #98,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ketu” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ketu is uncommon English at frequency #98,317 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The descending lunar node. In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a "shadow" planet, believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and also the whole creation.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ketu, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit केतु (ketú). The correct English form is Ketu, spelled K-E-T-U.
Definition
- 1The descending lunar node. In Hindu mythology, Ketu is generally referred to as a "shadow" planet, believed to have a tremendous impact on human lives and also the whole creation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit केतु (ketú).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.