kéta
\ke.ta\
The verdict
“kéta” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kétamine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-keta · kéta · French
kéta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kéta |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ke.ta\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kéta » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kéta is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ke.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kétamine.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kéta, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kéta, spelled K-É-T-A.
Definition
- 1Kétamine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kéta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À la fin des années 90, son usage en France gagne l’espace festif techno, où elle est proposée sous différentes appellations (Kéta, K, Kate, Spécial K, la Golden, la vétérinaire…) et consommée essentiellement par voie nasale (60-100 mg) ou orale, pour ses effets hallucinatoires.
On demandera à Carrie de chercher de la coke, de la kéta ou des trucs costauds du même genre.
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.