keel

/kiə̯ɫ/

//kiə̯ɫ// noun

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The verdict

“keel” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,289 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,289
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - garganta

Corpus desk

Index PT-keel · keel · Portuguese

keel · rank #77,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,289
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kupfer

Nearest frequency peer: Kupfer (+7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “keel”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “keel” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for keel
PropertyValue
Headwordkeel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kiə̯ɫ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “keel” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.keelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Kupfer” (#77,296), “Libya” (#77,309), “invulgarmente” (#77,266). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “keel” fica em #77,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

keel is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,289 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kiə̯ɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "garganta".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for keel, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is keel, spelled K-E-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    garganta

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "keel"?
"keel" is spelled K-E-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /kiə̯ɫ/.
What does "keel" mean?
As a noun, "keel" means: garganta
How do you pronounce "keel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "keel" is /kiə̯ɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "keel" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pons#77,437doni#77,083akan#77,668apre#76,890

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list