keys
/kiːz/
The verdict
“keys” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,273
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 248
- “K” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de key.
Corpus desk
Index ES-keys · keys · Spanish
keys · rank #32,273 · 6 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,273
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 248
- PHOTO-FINISH lacras
Nearest frequency peer: lacras (+1 rank slots)
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 “keys”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- juran
juran
67,731 corpus weight
- Jure
Jure
67,730 corpus weight
- keys
keys
67,728 corpus weight
- lacras
lacras
67,727 corpus weight
- ladra
ladra
67,726 corpus weight
- ladrar
ladrar
67,725 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “keys” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keys |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kiːz/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #32,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “keys” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around keys (IPA /kiːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,273 among 248 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de key.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for keys, with forms such as "ekys", "kesy", and "keyss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "kids", "kiss", "ken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is keys, spelled K-E-Y-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de key.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekys
- kesy
- keyss
- keyys
- kkeys
- kyes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of keys - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "keys", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "keys". Here's where to go from here.
- "keys" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kids". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #32,273 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.