# keep vs key

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### keep
*verb · IPA \kiːp\ · frequency rank #21,061*
Garder.

### key
*adjective · IPA \kiː\ · frequency rank #18,240*
Dominant, principal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/keep-vs-key