key word
noun
key word is spelled K-E-Y-W-O-R-D: 7 letters. People search “key-word vs keyword” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, key word means “Alternative form of keyword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of key word is key words or key-words.
How many letters and syllables are in key word?
| Letters | 7: K-E-Y-W-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
Words people confuse with key word
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: keyword (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of key word
- key words plural
- key-words plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does key word mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of keyword.
noun
- 1
datedDated form of keyword.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).