Keira

\ˈki.ʁa\

/\ˈki.ʁa\/ name

The verdict

“Keira” is uncommon French (frequency #54,676 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,676
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-keira · Keira · French

Keira · rank #54,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,676
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kieffer

Nearest frequency peer: kieffer (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Keira »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Keira » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Keira
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeira
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈki.ʁa\
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Keira » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Keiratombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « kieffer » (#54,677), « knife » (#54,678), « Konan » (#54,679). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Keira » est au #54,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keira is uncommon French at frequency #54,676 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈki.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Keira in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Keira, spelled K-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Keira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Keira Knightley s’est ouverte sur les mauvais traitements infligés par les paparazzi, lorsqu'elle était plus jeune.
  2. Keira Hamraoui ne sera, en revanche, pas de la partie.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Keira"?
"Keira" is spelled K-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈki.ʁa\.
What does "Keira" mean?
As a proper noun, "Keira" means: Prénom féminin.
How do you pronounce "Keira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keira" is \ˈki.ʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keira" come from?
"Keira" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Keira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list