keynote
/ˈkiːˌnoʊt/noun, verb
keynote is spelled K-E-Y-N-O-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keynote means “A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keynote is keynotes.
How many letters and syllables are in keynote?
| Letters | 7: K-E-Y-N-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is keynote?
Keynote appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce keynote?
- US /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/
Keynote has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-keynote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keynote
- keynotes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- keynoting participle, present
- keynoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keynote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
keynote speech
- 2
The main theme of a speech, a written work, or a conference.
- 3
The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.
verb
- 1
To deliver a speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keynote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense main theme:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Grundgedanke, Leitgedanke, Hauptgedanke, Tenor, Kernthema, Hauptthema |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does keynote come from?
From key + note.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).