# keyword

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkiː.wɜːd/ · frequency rank #19,879

## Definitions
1. Any word used as the key to a code.
2. Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
3. Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.
4. A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.
5. Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

## Etymology
From key + word.

## Easily confused with
- **keyboard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keyboard-vs-keyword)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ekyword`, `kewyord`, `keyowrd`, `keywodr`, `keywordd`, `keyworrd`, `keywrod`, `keywword`, `keyyword`, `kkeyword`, `kyeword`

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