kéa
\ke.a\
The verdict
“kéa” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de grand psittaciforme (e.g. perroquets, perruches, etc.) de Nouvelle-Zélande de la famille des nestoridés au plumage olivâtre avec des parties vermillon sous les ailes (Nestor notabilis).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kéa |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ke.a\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kéa” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kéa is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ke.a\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce de grand psittaciforme (e.g. perroquets, perruches, etc.) de Nouvelle-Zélande de la famille des nestoridés au plumage olivâtre avec des parties vermillon sous les ailes (Nestor notabilis).".
kéa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kéa, spelled K-É-A.
Definition
- 1Espèce de grand psittaciforme (e.g. perroquets, perruches, etc.) de Nouvelle-Zélande de la famille des nestoridés au plumage olivâtre avec des parties vermillon sous les ailes (Nestor notabilis).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “kéa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-É-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ke.a\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.